Well, I'm at the mid-week point of the first week of my teacher training adventure in Daegu, suffering from serious sensory and cognitive overload, but happy nonetheless. For one, I'm overjoyed that I am managing the heat well. It's not as humid as I feared, and the evenings have even been breezy and pleasant. The first days of teaching were spent in an ever-so-polite tug of war with teachers over control of the air-conditioner. At first the teachers disarmed me by their sweet requests to turn it off for awhile, which I of course Had to agree to; however, less then ten minutes later, I, in turn, politely asked Them if I could turn it on again, and so the dance went.
On Day Two both sides began to employ guerilla tactics...They sent Ninja-types over to lower the cool air output, while their comrades (thought) they were distracting me. I then quickly, engaged them in an activity, and dashed back to raise the temperature. Happily, I finally solved the problem by reconfiguring the classroom, which positioned me directly in front of the massive air-conditioner (they are taller than and almost as wide as refrigerators), and the teachers at a comfortable enough distance so that it no longer is an issue.
The only other thing that I want to report now, is that, as I had hoped, the UCC Training Center has those cool high-tech toilets I've read about. I'll wait to share That gentile story with those who are interested when I get home. Off now to plan tomorrow's lesson.
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