“Shedula changee ~ no warree”
My schedule is always changing ~ I never really know where I am supposed to be or when. Today, for example, we started classes early and shortened the period length to accomodate … something (?) and the day ended at 2:30, but nobody told me that I was free to leave until almost an hour later. My schedule for next week has already changed twice in the past two days, and will likely change again. I have no clue what is going on from day to day here ~ every announcement, every bulletin, every explanation is in Korean ~ I just show up at 8 every morning and follow the instructions of my co-teacher.
“Nacee ~ schedule changee ~ no warree!” Worry? I’m not worried, just slightly annoyed.
Some days I show up to an empty class room ~ a schedule change. Some days I am escorted to a waiting vehicle to be transported to a luncheon or a group dinner ~ a last minute gathering for celebration. Some days I’m escorted to mysterious rooms in the building, like the “ladies lounge” or the “English Club” for a meeting. Twice now, I’ve even been escorted to the platform to speak to an assembly, with no advance warning, of course. For god’s sake, with at least 5 “English” speakers on staff, don’t you think that someone could string a few words together and offer me a clue as to what the hell is going on?
It’s no less confusing outside of the school. For the first couple weeks, I walked the same route to school for fear of getting lost. Yesterday, I followed a group of students as they were leaving the grounds, who appeared to headed in the general direction of my home neighborhood. Well, I arrived home in about half the time ~ why did my Cts route me around the entire perimeter of the city when there is a faster route?
Why is sharing information so damn difficult? urrgh …
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