Orientation comes first, then comes the teaching

For the past four days, I have been at orientation with the rest of the student teachers who will be teaching English at the summer camps. We all come from Portland State University, University of Missouri and Arizona State University. And did I mention that this year will be the first time that ASU is a part of the English camps? Yes, that's right! Go Sun Devils!

At this time, we met our Korean co-teacher who is paired up with us to help us facilitate the class. My co-teacher's name is Jung-eun or Juliet, and she is so much fun--outgoing, funny and energetic! =)

We were all divided into seven camps in seven different locations in the region of Jeollanam-do. I arrived today at my campsite in Gokseong and our camp's principal gave us a warm welcome with beer, fruit and fried chicken awaiting in the basement of our dormitory building.

It was fun sharing a meal with the Korean co-teachers as we learned about their culture and why they chose to be a part of this camp. We will start with a welcoming ceremony tomorrow and meet the children! I am very excited to start teaching middle school students for this first ten-day camp!

Sleep awaits in order to wake up with energy and enthusiasm for these kids... annyong hee chu mu seyo! :)