update

wow, I've only been in Daegu for two days, but it feels like much more than that. I can only get the internet in my apartment once I've got my Alien Registration Card which I'll do on Monday, so I probably wont get to update this for about a week. At the moment I'm at school, using Ana's computer while she is in class.
I have so much to tell you, I hardly know where to start!
lets start at the very beginning (a very good place to start)
I arrived in Daegu yesterday afternoon, after catching the bus from Incheon. It was a 5 hour bus ride, but the bus seats are suprisingly comfortable, better than the plane! It was weird though, the bus driver only spoke Korean, so I didnt have a clue where we were stopping or how long the refreshment break was. I met an Aussie couple on the bus, and I cant believe how pleased I was to see them and to have an English conversation. My conversations with Koreans usually last about a minute, they can only ask the basics, and I have zero Korean. So there's a lot of gesturing and hand-actions, and smiling and nodding. LOTS of smiling and nodding.

Ran (the foreign teacher manager) picked me up from the bus station and took me to my apartment, whcih is across the road from the school, very handy. The apartment is quite small compared to what I'm used to, but its a good managable size. and its got air-con, thank goodness!
I;ve also visted the school, which was very interesting. its a very fancy school, the parents must be paying through the nose. the school facilities are very flash, there are cameras in every class , and a wall of screens in the lobby, so parents can come and see whats happening. when i arrive i swipe my card, and my picture pops up on the tv screen in the lobby saying "welcome Ingrid, teacher." and, when the kids swipe their cards, it automatically sends a text message to their parents letting them know. wow!
Today and tomorrow I'll be observing classes, and then I start on Monday. i hope the kids can't sense fear.....
Bye for now,
Ingrid