End of 1st Term!
Sunday, September 02, 2018
So I did it guys! I finished my 1st Term as an ALT!
여러분! 제가 드디어! 영어선생에 첫 학기를 끝냈습니다!
Well, technically I finished a month ago xD My summer break is over already xD I went back to work on Monday xD I'm just completely forgot about this update......ANYWAYS!
사실은 1달 전에 끝났는데 ㅋㅋ 여름방학이 벌써 다 끝났어요 ㅋㅋ 벌써 월요일에 다시 일 갔어요 ㅋㅋ 글 올리는 것을 잊어버렸어요 ㅋㅋ
My last few weeks of work had been so hard. It's been crazy hot and my schools don't have AC in the classrooms. I was only in there for English classes, but those kids were there in there all day. I don't know how they did it...especially my junior high kids. They have to wear uniforms... I felt so bad for them....especially when I'd go back to the air conditioned teachers' room after class xD
마지막 몇 주가 너무 힘들었어요. 너무 더웠고, 학교에는 교실에 에어컨이 없어요 ㅠㅠ 전 영어 수업때만 있었는데, 애들은 하루종일 있었잖아요. 어떻게 참았는지...특히 중학생들. 교복 입어야되잖아요. 너무 불쌍했어요 ㅋㅋ 특히 교무실 돌아갈때...에어컨있는 교무실 ㅋㅋ
The last few days, I didn't have very many classes, so I ended up writing this long review of the last few months. I figured that since I wrote it, might as well post it here xD I want to give you a heads up, that this post is going to be a mess. I was just ranting xD
마지막 몇 일에는 수업이 거의 없어서 결국 그냥 1학기 소감은 쓰게됐어요 ㅋㅋ 썼으니깐 올려야죠 ㅋㅋ 미리 말씀드릴께요...이 글이 정신없어요 ㅋㅋ 그냥 막 썼기 때문에 ㅋㅋ
마지막 몇 일에는 수업이 거의 없어서 결국 그냥 1학기 소감은 쓰게됐어요 ㅋㅋ 썼으니깐 올려야죠 ㅋㅋ 미리 말씀드릴께요...이 글이 정신없어요 ㅋㅋ 그냥 막 썼기 때문에 ㅋㅋ
07.19.18
So it is currently 9:56am and I finished my last class of the term at 9:35....I'm supposed to be here until at least 4:10. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be doing, hence why I'm writing this right now. I would've much rather have had that last class later in the day instead of first thing in the morning....because what am I supposed to do now?! Well, I guess I'll use this time to write what could be a potential blog post about my first term working as an ALT. I can't decide if I want to leave my blog as the mess it is, or it I should thank it to one of those typical "teaching and living in Japan" blogs. I mean, if I do change it, it's going to require a lot more and a lot faster updates to be able to do that....but it also gives a lot more structure than what I have right now xD I'm debating about whether to continue to type in Korean too. I think that's what takes so long for me to update, but at the same, I've worked so hard on the Korean in my previous posts. It seems like it'd be such a waste to stop now. Ahh, the struggles xD
지금 아침 9:56인데 제 마지막 수업은 9:35에 끝났어요.....늦어도 16:10까지 있어야되는데. 뭐해야될지 몰라서 이거를 쓰고 있습니다 ㅋㅋ 아니 좀더 늦게 수업이 있었으면 좋았을 텐데. 1교실이 영어라서....몇 시간 동안 멍 때리고 있는 대신 그냥 이거라도 써야겠다 ㅋㅋ 요즘 블로그에 대한 고민이 많아요. 완전히 바꿀까? 그냥 일본 생활 블로그로 바꿔야하나? 근데 그렇게 하면 너무 힘들 거 같아요 ㅋㅋ 요즘에도 계속 한국어로 글 쓸까 고민 중이에요. 한글로 쓰는게 너무 오래 결려요 ㅋㅋ 근데 이때까지 열심히 썼는데 이제 와서 그만하는 게 너무 아까워요 ㅋㅋ
Since this post is already a mess, I'll just continue to make it a bigger mess by suddenly talking about how my first term as an ALT went. First of all, I can't believe that it's already the end of first term. I have been working for 3.5 months, and I've been in Japan for 4. That's crazy. Some days, I feel like I just got here yesterday. Other days, I feel like I've been here forever xD Lately, it's been more of the latter. This humidity is just killing me. The last time I experienced this was when I lived in Korea...so like 2011 was the last time. It feels like ages ago since I've experienced California weather, but it really hasn't been that long!
이미 정신없는 글을 더 정신없게 만들죠 ㅋㅋ 다시 일 얘기로 돌아갑시다~ ㅋㅋ 우선, 벌써 1학기가 끝났다는 게 느끼지않아요. 벌써 일 시작한지 3.5개월, 일본으로 온지 4개월이라니! 말도 안돼요... ㅋㅋ 어떨때에는 그저께 온 거 같고, 어떨때에는 여기 엄청 오래 있었던 거 같아요 ㅋㅋ 요즘에는 여기 너무 오래 살았다는 느낌을 받아요 ㅋㅋ 캘리포니아 날씨가 너무 그리워요ㅠㅠ 제가 이 습한 날씨가 익숙하지 않아요. 마지막으로 경혐했던 거는 한국에 살았을때....그래서 2011? 너무 힘들어요 ㅠㅠ
ANYWAY! Here I am already getting off track again xD So let's get back on to the topic of work. I'd give my schools a score of 78, maybe 80 if I want to be really generous. So a C+/B-. I mean, there weren't any really bad days, but I can't say that every day was great.
아무튼! 별써 딴 얘기 하고있네 ㅋㅋ 다시 일 얘기로~ 음....이 첫 학기 점수는 78, 높게 주면 80. 나쁘지는 않았는데 다 좋지는 않았어요.
So first, let me talk about my junior high. It's the one that I am currently sitting in. I think this school gets the highest individual score, first place! xD It's probably because I spend so much of my time here, but I feel the most comfortable here than at my other schools, especially when I’m in the teachers' room. It's not as awkward here as it is in the elementary schools. It's not like I'm close with any of the teachers here, but they aren't mean. They're usually really friendly (not that the elementary teachers aren't, but I do have something to say about them later). I love the students here the most. I know I shouldn't play favorites, but I just can't help it! They are so sweet and so cuteeeeee~ especially my second years.
첫번째 학교에 대해서 좀 얘기 하죠, 제 중학교. 현제 앉아있는 곳 ㅋㅋ 이 학교는 1워! 점수가 제일 높아요 ㅋㅋ 여기서 제일 긴 시간을 보내서 그런지 여기가 제일 편해요, 특히 교무실 ㅋㅋ 중학교 교무실이 초등학교 교무실보다 편해요. 뭐 다른 선생이랑 친한 건 아닌데, 사람들이 좋아요 ㅋㅋ 너무 친절해요 (초등학교 선생이 안 친절하다는 건 아니고, 근데 그 분들에 대해 할 말이 좀 있어요). 저는 여기 있는 학생들이 제일 좋아요. 선생이로서 이러면 안되는데, 못 참겠어요~ 너무 사랑스럽고 귀여워요~~ 특히 2년 애들.
Rean is the cutest~ She now only greets me in Korean xD even when I go into here class for ENGLISH, she'll greet me with a big "annyeong!" Then we have the other girls who are super cute as well. Another student, Momiji, suddenly confessed her love to me on Wednesday it was really random, but very cute xD. Then I have this first year, Karin, who likes to aggressively shower me with compliments xD She's so funny but so embarrassing at the same time xD The students (mostly the girls) are always so excited to see me and how can you not like students who are so excited to see you that they come running down the hall yelling your name? If you don't like them….you might be a monster.
레안이가 제일 귀여워요~ 이제는 한국말로만 인사해요 ㅋㅋ 영어 수업하러 들어가도 항상 큰 소리로 "안녕!" 인사해요 ㅋㅋ 다른 여자애들도 진짜 귀여워요~ 다른 학생, 모미지한테 수요일날에 갑자기 사랑 고백 받았는데 너무 귀여웠어요 ㅋㅋ 그리고 진짜 귀여운 1학년 여자있는데 ㅋㅋ 카린이가 박력있게 칭찬을 해줘요 ㅋㅋ 너무 웃기면서 너무 창피해요 ㅋㅋ 복도 뛰여오면서 칭찬은 소리 지르거든요 ㅋㅋ 아니 애들이 항상 너무 방갑게 반겨 주는데 어떻게 안 좋아 할 수가 있어요?!
The bad thing about this school….I can't necessarily say that it`s bad. It's not like they're doing it on purpose….but I really don't like my schedule here. There have been a few too many last minute class additions or cancellations that have left me suddenly too busy or suddenly too free. I mean, the too free part isn`t too bad I guess. It's the too busy part that always gets me. I've been told on multiple occasions which class I’m supposed to be going to at the very last minute and then asked if it is possible to make an activity. It`s like "Umm, no. I literally found out where in the textbook you are just 5 minutes ago. It just isn`t possible for me to make something just like that." and I feel bad because I end up saying "no" more than I`m saying "yes". Then there are days when I come in and I have no class for that day….so I just end up sitting there doing nothing….or pretending to be busy, like I am right now xD I’m literally writing this essay about how my work life has been in a very serious manner. It must look like I'm writing a very important paper to the other teachers xD At least I hope that it does….I hope they haven't seen right through my rouse… >3< I’m lucky today in that I have this to do. Sometimes I really don't have anything and it's really hard to look busy when you don't have anything to do. Some days I just gave up and just doodled for hours on end. I feel like I'm wasting time and just taking up space -___-;; I do have my phone with me, but I feel like I shouldn't be on it too long, especially since I gained access to this laptop…maybe I shouldn't have asked to use it xD Before I could use my phone as my internet access (what ended up happening is that I used up all my 3GB data before the end of the month and I was stuck without any data for like a week…I ended up having to upgrade to the 5GB plan TT) and I'd look very serious as I read random things, pretending that I was looking at lesson ideas xD There have been many days where I've been bored out of my mind xD
첫번째 학교에 대해서 좀 얘기 하죠, 제 중학교. 현제 앉아있는 곳 ㅋㅋ 이 학교는 1워! 점수가 제일 높아요 ㅋㅋ 여기서 제일 긴 시간을 보내서 그런지 여기가 제일 편해요, 특히 교무실 ㅋㅋ 중학교 교무실이 초등학교 교무실보다 편해요. 뭐 다른 선생이랑 친한 건 아닌데, 사람들이 좋아요 ㅋㅋ 너무 친절해요 (초등학교 선생이 안 친절하다는 건 아니고, 근데 그 분들에 대해 할 말이 좀 있어요). 저는 여기 있는 학생들이 제일 좋아요. 선생이로서 이러면 안되는데, 못 참겠어요~ 너무 사랑스럽고 귀여워요~~ 특히 2년 애들.
Rean is the cutest~ She now only greets me in Korean xD even when I go into here class for ENGLISH, she'll greet me with a big "annyeong!" Then we have the other girls who are super cute as well. Another student, Momiji, suddenly confessed her love to me on Wednesday it was really random, but very cute xD. Then I have this first year, Karin, who likes to aggressively shower me with compliments xD She's so funny but so embarrassing at the same time xD The students (mostly the girls) are always so excited to see me and how can you not like students who are so excited to see you that they come running down the hall yelling your name? If you don't like them….you might be a monster.
레안이가 제일 귀여워요~ 이제는 한국말로만 인사해요 ㅋㅋ 영어 수업하러 들어가도 항상 큰 소리로 "안녕!" 인사해요 ㅋㅋ 다른 여자애들도 진짜 귀여워요~ 다른 학생, 모미지한테 수요일날에 갑자기 사랑 고백 받았는데 너무 귀여웠어요 ㅋㅋ 그리고 진짜 귀여운 1학년 여자있는데 ㅋㅋ 카린이가 박력있게 칭찬을 해줘요 ㅋㅋ 너무 웃기면서 너무 창피해요 ㅋㅋ 복도 뛰여오면서 칭찬은 소리 지르거든요 ㅋㅋ 아니 애들이 항상 너무 방갑게 반겨 주는데 어떻게 안 좋아 할 수가 있어요?!
The bad thing about this school….I can't necessarily say that it`s bad. It's not like they're doing it on purpose….but I really don't like my schedule here. There have been a few too many last minute class additions or cancellations that have left me suddenly too busy or suddenly too free. I mean, the too free part isn`t too bad I guess. It's the too busy part that always gets me. I've been told on multiple occasions which class I’m supposed to be going to at the very last minute and then asked if it is possible to make an activity. It`s like "Umm, no. I literally found out where in the textbook you are just 5 minutes ago. It just isn`t possible for me to make something just like that." and I feel bad because I end up saying "no" more than I`m saying "yes". Then there are days when I come in and I have no class for that day….so I just end up sitting there doing nothing….or pretending to be busy, like I am right now xD I’m literally writing this essay about how my work life has been in a very serious manner. It must look like I'm writing a very important paper to the other teachers xD At least I hope that it does….I hope they haven't seen right through my rouse… >3< I’m lucky today in that I have this to do. Sometimes I really don't have anything and it's really hard to look busy when you don't have anything to do. Some days I just gave up and just doodled for hours on end. I feel like I'm wasting time and just taking up space -___-;; I do have my phone with me, but I feel like I shouldn't be on it too long, especially since I gained access to this laptop…maybe I shouldn't have asked to use it xD Before I could use my phone as my internet access (what ended up happening is that I used up all my 3GB data before the end of the month and I was stuck without any data for like a week…I ended up having to upgrade to the 5GB plan TT) and I'd look very serious as I read random things, pretending that I was looking at lesson ideas xD There have been many days where I've been bored out of my mind xD
여기서부터 나쁜점...뭐 그렇게 나쁘지는 않아요. 일부러 그러는 거 아닌 거 아는데....여기 스케줄 문제가 너무 많아요. 막판에 수업이 취소 되거나 갑자기 생기는 일이 너무 많았어요. 갑자기 너무 바빠지거나 갑자기 할 일이 없어서 정신없어요 ㅋㅋ 아니 시간이 많아 지는 거는 나쁘지는 않은데, 갑자기 바빠지는 건 너무 힘들어요ㅠㅠ 막 갑자기 게임이나 액티비티를 만들 수 있냐고 할때가 제일 곤란해요.. 아니 교과서 어디있는 지 5분 전에 알게됬는데 어떻게 그렇게 바로 만들어요 ㅠㅠ 그래서 계속 못 한다고 얘기하는 게 너무 죄송스러웠어요 ㅠㅠ 어떤 날에는 갈때 수업이 하나도 없는 날도 있어요 ㅋㅋ 그런 날에는 그냥 멍때리거나 그냥 앉아서 바쁜척해요...지금 처럼 ㅋㅋㅋ 지금 되게 진지하게 이 글을 쓰고 있어요 ㅋㅋ 다른 선생들이 볼때 제가 아주 중요한 리포트를 쓰는 것 같을거에요 ㅋㅋ ....그랬으면 좋겠어요 ㅋㅋ 이런거를 쓰고 있다는 걸 알면 안되 ㅋㅋ 어떤 날에는 바쁜 척 하는 것이 너무 힘들어요 ㅠㅠ 핸드폰 있는데 너무 갖고 놀면 눈치 보여서 ㅋㅋ 너무 힘들어요...
Then on to elementary school 1. This school....I'm not enjoying myself as much as at the other schools. First and foremost, a lot of the classes don't listen and that takes a toll.
다음은 초등학교 1. 이 학교....제가 제일 안 좋아 하는 학교인 거 같아요 ㅠㅠ 첫째로 애들이 말을 너무 안들어서 힘들어요..
다음은 초등학교 1. 이 학교....제가 제일 안 좋아 하는 학교인 거 같아요 ㅠㅠ 첫째로 애들이 말을 너무 안들어서 힘들어요..
The kids are super cute, but that starts to wear off after a while when they don't listen. It's not that they're like the worst, but sometimes.... I just get so worn out. They suck out so much of my energy xD It gets so chaotic... But this school is where Shizuha is ♡ She is this adorable 3rd grade who I love very much xD She really is the sweeter thing. Whenever she talks to me, she talks very slowly. If I can't understand what she said, she'll change her words to something easier so that I can't. I don't think I've had any other kid do that for me, especially not an elementary student. She's just so sweet and I love her xD I'm so sad that I didn't get to see her the last few weeksㅠㅠ
너무 귀여운데, 하도 말 안 들으니깐 그 귀여움도 조금씩 없어지고 있어요. 너무....기 빠져요. 정신없어요. 근데 이 학교에 제가 사랑하는 시즈하가 있어요♡ 시즈하는 진짜 이쁜 3학년 여자 아이예요. 진짜 너무 사랑스러워요. 저랑 얘기할때마다 항상 천천히 얘기해줘요. 제가 못 알아들었다 싶으면 시즈하가 더 쉬운 단어를 써서 다시 얘기해줘요. 다른 애들은 그런 생각도 안하는 것 같은데, 얘는 항상 그래요. 너무 이쁘잖아요~ 학기 마지막 몇 주 못 봐서 너무 슬펐어요 ㅋ ㅠㅠ
The teachers here....it's not that we have a bad relationship, we just don't have much of a relationship at all xD They really don't interact with me if they don't have to...and since Fuki (the Japanese teacher I work with who is really the sweetest. She's great~) is there, they really don't have to talk to me directly. I get the sense that one of the teachers don't like me very much. I don't know whyㅠㅠ but it makes me avoid interacting with her. I mean, I know that I can't speak Japanese that well, but it's not like I can't speak it at all....though I think that a lot of them think that that's the case. I'm not the type to go out of my way to talk to people...and that has probably worked against me in this situationㅠㅠ It's been a struggle at this school.
여기 있는 선생들은....뭐 사이가 나쁘지는 않은데..아무 사이 아니에요 ㅋㅋ 저랑 얘기 안해도 되면, 안 해요....근데 후키 (제랑 같아 영어 수업하는 선생! 너무 좋아요~ 우리 되게 잘 맞아요 ㅋㅋ) 있으니깐 진짜 저랑 얘길 할 이유가 없어요 ㅋㅋ 그리고, 한 분은 저를 안 좋아 아는 것 같아요. 왜 그런지 모르지만 ㅋㅋ 그래서 저도 그 분을 피해요 ㅋㅋ 아니...제가 일어를 잘 못 하는건 맞지만, 아예 못 하는 것 아니잖아요. 근데 제가 먼저 다가가는 스타일이 아니라서.... 힘들어요ㅠㅠ
Now on to elementary number 2~ I am enjoying myself a lot more at this school than at the other elementary xD The teacher interaction is worst thoughㅠㅠ The only person that really talks to me is the principal. Other than him, no one really talks to me. The teachers that I see the most practically ignore me. They could care less if I'm there or not. It's like I'm invisibleㅠㅠ The worst of them all is the school nurse. This lady....wow. She makes it seem like it's a bother to interact with me. I don't know if she does it on purpose or she's just naturally like that...but she just rubs me the wrong way. She seems like one of those know-it-all people that I didn't like when I was in school xD So I try to avoid her when possible xD
이제는 초등학교 2~ 여기서는 진짜 재밌게 지내고 있어요 ㅋㅋ 근데 여기 있는 선생들이 더 해요ㅠㅠ 저랑 얘기하는 분은 교장님 밖에 없어요 ㅠㅠ 제일 많이 보는 선생들은 저를 완전 무시해요 ㅠㅠ 제가 있거나 없거나 전혀 신경 안 써요. 제일 심각한 건 학교 간호사에요. 이 분은...우와. 아니 저랑 소통하는게 싫은 티를 너무 내요. 제가 진짜로 싫은 건지 아니면 원래 성격이 그런건지....너무 불편해요. 제가 피할 수 있으면 피해요 ㅋㅋ
But the kids! I absolutely love the kids here♡ They don't listen as much as the kids in the other elementary, but for some reason, the kids here are so much cuter and sweeter...at least to me anyway xD I don't have a favorite because there's so many I like xD The boys here are really funny and adorable xD I definitely enjoy my time here more than I do at the other elementary…maybe it's because my relationship with the teachers just suck and so my time with the kids seems so nice? I don't know xD
근데 애들은! 너무 좋아요~~ 얘네들도 말 진짜 안 듣는데, 왜 더 귀엽고 사랑스러운지 모르겠어요 ㅋㅋ 여기는 남자 애들이 더 귀여워요 ㅋㅋ 여기 있는게 너무 재밌어요~ 선생이랑 사이가 안 좋아서 애들이 더 이뻐 보이는 건가? ㅋㅋ 모르겠어요 ㅋㅋ
Lastly, I have my last school: my kindergarten! I absolutely love this school~ My babiessssss~~~ I don't know how it's possible for them to be so cuteeeee.
그리고 마지막! 제 유치원! 저는 역 매일 갔으면 좋겠어요 ㅋㅋ 나에 베이비들~~~ 어쩌면 그렇게 이쁠까요?!
This is such an accurate visual representation of how it is in the kindergarten xD They like to sneak peeks at me, especially in the beginning of the class xD Every time I go, they steal my heart♡ I wish I went more oftenㅠㅠ I think I only go 7 times this year...that's less than once a monthㅠㅠ That's just not enough time with the angelsㅠㅠ
갈때마다 심쿵해요~ 올해 7번 밖에 안 가는게 너무 아까워요ㅠㅠ 이 천사들이랑 더 있고 싶단 말이에요ㅠㅠ
But I'm super happy that I get to eat lunch with them every time I go. I get to see these little ones eat with their tiny hands and tiny utensils and it's so adorable~ One time I went and I got to spend time with the 1-year-olds and it was too cute. I had to feed some of them because they couldn't eat the food properly. That same day I had to help put them to sleep for nap time and I swear I almost died. I think that was my favorite day xD I definitely want to spend a day with them again, but my job is to work with the 3 to 5-year-olds. I mean, they're super cute too, but those 1-year-olds are something else~ Maybe (hopefully) I get lucky one day and I get to see them again~ xD
근데 갈때마다 같이 밥 먹을 수 있어서 너무 좋아요. 아가들이 그 작은 손으로 먹는 게 너무 이뻐요~ 한번 갔는데 만 1살 아가들이랑 놀았는데 너무 이뻤어요! 점심시간때 밥 먹여줬어요~ 낮잠시간 때에는 한 애를 재웠는데 완전 심쿵 ㅠㅠ 그 날이 제일 좋았던 거 같아요 ㅋㅋ 한 번 더 아가들이랑 놀고 싶은데, 전 만 3살 - 5살이랑만 일해요 ㅠㅠ 아니, 얘네들도 너무 이쁜데 그 만 1살 아가들은 급이 달라요 ㅋㅋ 언젠가 또 볼 수 있겠죠? ㅠㅠ ㅋㅋ
Overall, I'd say that my first term was pretty successful. I'm very satisfied with how everything turned out! It definitely wasn't perfect, but I'm just happy that it didn't crash an burn xD I'm just thankful for that. I hope that the 2nd terms goes just as well, if not better!
전체적으로 볼때에는, 첫학기가 좋았어요! 뭐, 완벽하지는 않았는데, 망한 거 는 아니니깐 ㅋㅋ 그게 감사하죠. 2학기도 좋았으면 좋겠네요...
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