Weekly Overview

I realize that this post is a late one - honestly it really sucks not having internet at home. I probably won't have an internet connection at my house until the end of NEXT week at the earliest, so my posts on this blog until that time will be few and far between. But I still like hearing from you and reading your comments, so make sure you keep writing!
I'm really enjoying my M/W/F classes, and my T/TH class at 4 oclock are really set too, but I have to say that my class of middle school students on Tuesday and Thursday night from 7-10 is giving me a hard time keeping them interested. I have some great students in that class, and if it wasn't for them I would probably have given up hehe. There are about 3 or 4 students that act like they are too cool for school or something. They constantly speak in Korean, which is against the rules of the school, even though I REPEATEDLY tell them not to, and when I give them punishments, like writing lines or going to see the Korean teachers in the office - most students are terrified of them because they will actually yell at the kids if they aren't doing they're work or misbehaving (it's a Korean culture thing I think) - they always say no or try to make up for what they did. but then 30 seconds later they're acting up again.
ERGG I will have to get creative, and a few teachers have given me some suggestions to try out. Ultimately, they've told me to teach to the kids that want to learn and that are doing the work, and when the parents of those misbehaving kids wonder why their kid doesn't know English, its their own fault. Aish the hormones of 13-14 year olds are sooooo frustrating....
YEsterday I went with some teachers to a Suwon Bluewings soccer game and took my camera along. The pictures I took may not have been the best, but I think they captured the feeling of being in an outside stadium watching a sports match. The fans on our side - we were cheering for Suwon too - were soooo loud and enthusiastic; I had to videotape some of their singing to show Mum. Afterwards we went out to a galbi restaurant for some good ol' beef grilled right in front of us.
mmmm lots of deliciousness.
Today, I'm pretty much taking it easy - althoguh tonight I want to organize and prepare my lesson plans for the whole week so I won't be as stressed as I was last week. I can't wait to get to the point where I can wing it most of the time.
I'll try to update again soon, and maybe even include some pictures :D