Thus we begin...

Here we are, in Seoul, Konkuk University more precisely. Orientation has begun. So far, it's been really nice. All the employees for EPIK have bent over backwards to help everyone. They room us in college dorms (pretty sweet rooms with awesome views), they feed us three times a day, and they do their best to provide meaningful instruction and entertainment as well.

Are there problems? Sure...things are a bit disorganized. One girl who has taught in Korea for five years calls it organized chaos. For instance, the training manual we're given is fantastic. Lots of good suggestions for classroom instruction are provided. However, none of the employees seem to know what's in the book! They look at it as if they have never seen it before!

Problems? Sure...there will always be problems. Anything we can't deal with? No way! Truth is, the majority of the teachers here seem very ready to overcome any hurdle to being good teachers and guests in Korea. The few that aren't...well, they simply won't make it and we'll be seeing their posts on Dave's ESL website!