bucheon!

whew! the last few days have been a mess - time flew by SO fast & i didn't have much time for anything except studying & sleeping when i could. but all the hard work paid off because I PASSED!! i'm now in Bucheon, which will be my city for the next year. yay!

the cab ride here felt like it took FOREVERRR. for one thing, i didn't know where we were going, which automatically makes the time draggggg. another thing was the fact that we were in friday evening rush hour. which, no matter where you are, is a complete zoo. even more so here - people drive like mad men! but one odd thing...i have yet to see a car wreck! they're intense, but very defensive drivers, i think.

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the people at my school are amazing. they're all super nice & welcoming. i'm so excited to start teaching! the kids that i saw are so adorable, i can't even get over it. i feel like a giant; it's great :)

i just got back from my 1st adventure into my new city; my head instructor (she's from toronto) and another teacher (she's korean, but from california) took me out to lunch & then to home plus to get some necessities. home plus is like a super walmart - they have everything from produce to shoes to home goods (like towels...i had to go buy a few) i took pictures along the way so i'll try & upload them soon. it is a VERY urban setting; at minimum, everything is 2-3 stories, all the way up to at least 20. and there are giant signs and advertisements everywhere as well. it's crazy.

so now i'm off to clean my temporary apartment a little bit. the teacher i'm replacing won't move out until next week, so i'm living in a temp place for the time being. which is ok with me - it's actually pretty spacious :) i have 2 couches, a little loveseat/easy chair & a cushy chair. i might try to take the cushy chair with me since it's so cute - everything here is furniture left from the person you lived here before me. so everything's fair game. how cool is that?! i'll have to see what Min (the teacher i'm replacing) has at his apartment. there's a couch here that's really pretty (and green!) so i might want to bring it with me. also, another cool thing - my bed's up in a loft, leaving the main living space pretty open uncluttered by bedding things & whatnot. so all in all, i think i like my city (and, albeit temporary) my new digs.

off to clean & unpack a few things! i might even try to work the washing machine. crazy!