Bowing, (new) co-teacher/meeting, co-workers, & Mr. Secretary

Ok so…this is basically summarizing the main things that have happened.

Students: A lot of them are using more English which makes me super happy. My co-teacher doesn’t understand, you don’t have to translate everything into Korean, these kids will get it after awhile. Which makes them happy that they didn’t need to rely on Korean to understand what I’m saying. Also, a lot of them are learning Japanese and/or Chinese. Which is like YES~! for me since well I can speak Japanese. Granted it’s pretty rusty now, but it’s good practice for us. Though my co-teacher didn’t want the kids speaking Japanese to me. Like who are you to tell them they can’t?! 

Bowing/students: Last week a 6th grade teacher came during lunch to apologize about two of her students that stared at me during lunch the week before. They bowed and all that mess. They were staring because they found out I’m exactly 2 years older than Key from SHINee (their favorite Kpop star). Though the staring while I’m trying to eat is one of the worst things you can do to me. I’m already frustrated from earlier, I’m hungry, can’t eat half of what they serve because it’s covered in killer sesame, and then you stare at me? I kept telling them to stop but they wouldn’t. So…Yeah not  a happy person at all. So I was like screw it and dumped my tray. I wasn’t even at the table 10 minutes. Obviously everyone realized I was pretty upset. So everyone was apologizing later bowing. Which is like just leave me alone. 

Co-teacher: freaking irritating. She keeps wondering how I looked when I first arrived. She also was saying how everyone thinks I live a comfy life here in Korea. Granted it’s pretty nice. But I’m not some rich kid from the US here just blowing my money away and my parents send me money just because. I wish but nope. Not happening. I had to straighten her out on that. Then she was all “oh….you’re a great daughter and sister.” Like stop judging and assuming. Because I don’t talk about my personal life doesn’t mean it’s peachy and I’m skipping through a field of flowers. I’ve probably went through way more crap than most of my co-workers at school even though I’m the youngest. I swear that…ugh…

Then she kept asking first what the 6th grade teacher said. Like it had something to do with her. Then, her telling the kids to only speak English in the class yet she uses mostly Korean. AND telling them not to speak Japanese. Like please…it’s only because she wouldn’t understand one thing we are saying. With them speaking English she could get the gist of what we are talking about. Japanese….0%. Which is like HA~! So freaking noisy.

Tuesday was my last day with her. Monday she asked me out to lunch and said I could bring Keri along. Seems her and her older sister were talking and wanted to introduce her older sister’s son to us since he speaks English well. At least according to them. He’s like late 20s early 30s and just finishing college…Probably grad school who knows. Oh and she threw in Tuesday a Christian. I don’t care. I’m not a die hard Christian. I’m open and accept whatever. But that’s another post actually… Like what? A meeting? Almost like a blind date thing. Ugh…Why did I agree to this? Wasting my Saturday doing something I don’t care about doing at all. It’s just free lunch to me. I’ve had lunch with all my previous co-teachers but this one, so whatever. This is it. She better leave me alone after this. It’s basically a favor for her. I swear…it better be short and simple and they all leave me alone. Good freaking grief. I’m honestly dreading it. I don’t care what this guy does, age, nothing…I don’t wanna be tied to her family. She already felt like a mother-in-law. *shivers* She’s nice, but a bit too…in my business for my liking.

Also, met the new co-teacher who use to work at the school 5-6 years ago when there was like only 6 classes. That’s crazy. Her English seems decent, then again I spent less than 2 minutes talking to her. What did the co-teacher I had find that out for. “Did you two talk about me?” Um…NO She asked if she could talk to her, but she was gone already. So what maybe a 5 second mention. Paranoid as heck. Gahh….Anyways, after Saturday that should be the end of her and on to co-teacher #4. yay~ *sigh*

Bowing/co-workers: After that convo with my co-teacher about how I’m not some rich kid from the US. Co-workers seemed to respect me more. They started bowing lower than normal like 90 degrees and further. I’m all O.o. Like seriously they thought I was just blowing through money or something? I know I don’t share what I do outside of work besides maybe going to a concert but come on. I know I’m young, but I’m not stupid. I have student loans and mess to pay. Heck that takes most of my pay. I do good to go to a concert and that allows me to not stress out for a few hours. Give me a break…It’s crazy what they assume because they don’t know anything really. They are always trying to figure out what I do and I don’t tell them. They don’t need to know. My personal life is just that, even if I just chill watching netflix or Gordon Ramsay shows. They don’t need to know that. I don’t mix business with pleasure. Work is work. What I do on my time off is for me to know only. Heck I barely know what I’m going to do sometimes. Bleh…noisy people. Kind of irritating because I’m pretty private with a lot of things.

I know I have a blog…it’s my personal blog though. I should be able to express my feelings here. My co-workers don’t have to know hehe

Mr. Secretary: He even started bowing lower. I was like oh no…not you too dude. WAE?! What happened to my adorable waves? Not that bowing from you man…anyone but you…*drops to knees and cries* We didn’t really say hello or anything either for like 2 weeks. First he was gone for like 3 weeks then that. It’s like dude now I definitely feel distant. Which sucks. 

Then Monday, I was in the lunch line and all of the sudden homie was in line. He was further back, like 30 kids back, then all of the sudden he was right behind me. Which was like O.o um…hello? Had to speak since he was totally right there. Almost too close. Like can you back up a little, kinda in my personal bubble. Like our personal bubbles are merging. I don’t know how I feel about this…

Then Tuesday, saw him at lunch again. Though I was leaving when he was about to sit down. Honestly guys in this country do not hide when they are staring too well. I know I have a butt. Stop looking at it. 

After that I’m going on about my business only to bump into him constantly after that. Like what? Dude you normally stay in the office. Not around the halls. I went in the office to sign out for today since the principal gave us today off since yesterday was voting day and tomorrow is Memorial Day she was like why go to work the day in between? I saw him looking. I was waiting on Little Miss Nervous to get off the phone so she could hand me the paperwork. I sign and she tell me what it was for, which I already figured out. Then I’m like “ok, thanks~!” and head out the office only for dude to be in my personal bubble again. He was at his desk. He went from there to if I swung my arm just maybe a centimeter back I would hit him in less than 5 seconds flat. 

WHY ARE YOU IN MY PERSONAL BUBBLE MR. SECRETARY?!

I go back to the room. My co-teacher was about to leave early again. Honestly I enjoy being alone. So I was all “BYE~!” It was raining and the windows were open so I was looking out them just taking in the fresh air. Total sleeping weather because it was cool for a change too. I loved it. Then suddenly I see Mr. Secretary. I’m like O.o where is he going? Oh stairs…wait is he coming up here? No way. When I went to sit down, who do I see walking by looking in? Mr. Freaking Secretary. To open up the music room. 

Funny thing, they normally just give the keys to the kids to open it. And the teacher who was going to use the room could have gotten the keys also. Mr. Secretary of all people doesn’t have to open the room at all. Unless he volunteers to do it because there’s nothing concerning him and that room. Also, someone else is over the keys, so yeah…Oooo Mr. Secretary. He just looks in walking slowly like he wants to say something then changes his mind and leaves. Like dude….stop it. He actually has a  bad habit of doing that. He will go back and forth pacing a little like “no don’t do it….yes, just do it…no don’t you can’t, yes I can it’s simple…nope I can’t I’ll mess up what I want to say” While I just sit there amuse.

He’s an amusing co-worker. I’m wondering when he’s going to try speaking again.

Me: I’m ok, just tired a lot and trying to avoid the heat. I’ve started working out at home. I actually have a lot more muscles than I thought. I have to toughen up though. Also, kind of worried because they should be talking about contract renewals soon. I don’t know what to think. I would like to stay another year. There’s so much I want to do still. But who knows. Hopefully by the end of this month I will know. I’m also praying this new co-teacher is awesome. I’m tired of having co-teachers that seem ok only for me to not really like them in the end. The first co-teacher was the best. I miss her a lot.

Anyways, it’s…omo after 11pm. I’m surprised I’m not out yet. haha. Until next time~!