"Maybe At 2:00 This Afternoon."

For days now, Doug has been asking when his computer is going to be reconfigured so he could use it. And for days, he has heard the following,"Maybe at 2:00 this afternoon". Finally yesterday, "2:00" came and his computer was reconfigured - sort of. In any case, it's working better and Doug thinks he can work around whatever glitches still remain.

Yesterday we recieved our lists of names and times for our English classes. Everything was in Korean, of course, so our first class tonight will be another adventure. We've split the group and will end up with 14 to 15 in each class - (we think). We teach twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:30. We were told students that signed up range from freshman to grad studsents so it's had to know what we're dealing with in terms of language aquisition. In any case, we're excited about the challenge and will forge ahead with whatever circumstances we find.

I arrived at Doug's office today and was greeted by several new additions to the decore. Last week he was given an electric tea pot and two lovely celadon tea cups. Today, his office sported a wastepaper basket, a box of kleenex and a telephone that isn't working at present.. One is reminded of the tortoise and the hare - slow and steady.... Then we headed to lunch where I got very excited about something on our tray. To my way of thinking, it had all the markings of a boiled potato - comfort food to be sure.. So confident was I, that I took one of my chopsticks, broke the "potato" in half, stabbed the piece forcefully and put it in my mouth. A lesson learned - look before you leap. No potato,  rather a large chunk of cooked white radish smothered in red pepper paste. Oh well...

Finally, we had our first "English " class tonight. Fourteen university students, and after an enthusiastic, "Hello", no one said a word!!! (At least not initially.) Obviously we're approaching this experience in a much different way than what they're used to. This will be a challenge!