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Korea galore!

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You know, being here would be great if it weren't for work. It's just like working in any country, really. I am set in a routine, have my alarm for 8:00 am, get up at 8:45 am, get on train at 9:15 am to be with children for ten hours a day. By children, I mean the people running this joint. Simply put: the principal is a lunatic. She does not talk to us for weeks at a time, leaves us alone and then she tries to stir things up when she is bored just to to make sure we understand she is in charge. "Don't be a bitch, I can, but not you.", "I have a temper, you do not want to see it", "You had an attitude in front of the other teachers, do not do that", "I do not like when people do not follow my directions".She and some of the Korean co-teachers have very high and really unreasonable expectations of us. Private schools almost always only hire people who do not have a professional background in teaching or have had experience in teachin