Readingtown is Finishee

Well as of Friday I no longer work at Reading Town. I would love to say that I will miss it but in many ways I won't. It's not that it was a bad place to work, but I have a feeling that my next place will be better.

As negatives the discipline and admin BS was just amazing if only for how ridiculous it was. The detention room was a playroom, which made for kids who really didn't fear staying late or being sent out. Admin was silly, with blatantly contradictory requests being made of us routinely (check all the students homework essays clearly in class, but don't spend more than five minutes doing homework. Give the students time to study for their vocabulary tests then give them ten minutes to write them, but have them up at the desk within 10 minutes). There was also the comical such as giving each student an "English" name, but then giving them all the same one. A class with two Daniel's, three Kevin's, three Jenny's, two Sally's and two Jinny's (not even an English name) was common. Lack of coordination between management was also intense, leading to my almost not getting a two month renewal which had been agreed upon and planned around at it's worst

That being said the school wasn't bad. There we no hassles with pay, the lack of discipline made for fun classes with better students. The material was easy and we were always given time to do everything, even if what we were required to do wasn't presented to us clearly. However for me the best part was meeting Mike and Kris. Two friends who I will likely have for the rest of my life and thus a fun year in Daegu. My apartment was also very nice and a real upgrade from the dump my previous school had put me up in (or down in).

My new job is also in Daegu at Moonkkang. A $300/m pay raise and more vacation time accompany it. However when I look back on my year at Readingtown my memories will be mostly positive, and any negative things will become funnier with time (god help the first "Daniel" I meet at Moonkkang).

With a two week trip to see Rosie in London and a move to do upon my return I may not have as much time to blog, but I'll do my best.