White Day was March 14th. Less gifts than my first experience with the holiday, but I do have less students at my new school. My new school is leaps and bounds better than my first school. Looking back, my first school was really mean to me. There was one Korean co-teacher and one foreign teacher I got along with really well, but other than that, I felt really unwanted and unappreciated. At my old school, I dreaded going to work most days, because I always felt like I was in trouble.

In comparison, I’ve been at my new school for three weeks. Almost immediately, they told me that they love me, they are actually happy that I am there, and are so eager to help me in any situation. It makes me want to work harder and be as helpful as I can to the other teachers.

It is taking some adjusting to be the only foreign teacher at my school. Also, Cheonan is significantly smaller and I haven’t made any friends in this city yet… But I haven’t really tried. I am hoping that now is the time to focus on myself and meet some personal goals. We shall see.