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- Hello everybody.
I'm Tim Unaegbu.
I am from Port Coquitlam, B.C. or Kamloops, B.C. and
today we are in Geochang.
Today is the first day of school,
so you guys are in luck to see what we first start with.
So, stay tuned.
As I said before, I am from Canada.
I'm here on a E2 visa and I took the TEFL course online.
And I wanted to come to South Korea,
just because of, obviously the culture,
the teaching life, and a chance to travel around Asia.
So because it is a first day of school today,
things may be slow.
Some of the students are in their homerooms,
as well as just getting organized for the year.
So I have time for questions and throughout the day,
so just ask them right here.
I think, here.
Ask 'em here.
Most situations, you're required to do lesson planning.
I got a different situation
where I got free range of do whatever I want.
Any lesson.
It's really cool cause I could teach 'em
so many different things.
But sometimes I always leave it to the last moment.
I'm like what.
I recommend saving around $500 USD.
The company and recruiter I went with
gave us 1.6 which is about $1500 USD in the first two weeks
as a bonus for signing up
so I didn't have to save that much
which is awesome.
The funny part is yes.
A lot of the time I co-teach.
It encourages me to teach 'em English terms
for basketball.
I was a basketball coach back in Canada
so we get to watch a lot of games going on,
so let's just say a lot of my students
are Boston Celtics fans.
No, it's definitely not hard for teachers
over 30 years old to teach here.
It's all about the connection with the students.
The only difficulty you'll get
is from your fellow 20 year old foreign teacher friends
that try and give you a hard time
but I ignore them.
So I love giving back to people
so I thought that teaching English abroad
is a great way to give back to people
that actually wanted to learn the language.
I was a social worker before this.
My brother teaches in Dubai
so I knew that all my skills will...
I do know some Americans
that didn't switch their plan
but for me, I switched my plan
I just brought my phone, it's unlocked,
put their SIM card in, easy as that
and have 16GB for very cheap, around $50.
You can get cheaper plans for a low...
So for those of you guys
who are wondering,
we get 26 days of vacation
as well as 15 or so national holidays,
so 31 days, around there.
Pretty good.
Also, remember to get your international driving permit
because it makes it easier to rent cars
when you go on vacation and tour different islands.
So it's a beautiful night,
'bout to whoop on these guys here.
I love playing basketball,
playing with the community here.
They enjoy playing with foreigners
so, woo, nice shot.
I'm 'bout to go get it in right now
and whoop on them.
So you can actually learn the alphabet in less than a week.
I didn't know much at all
before coming here
but in the first couple of months,
I learned a lot
and then it's so much easier to get around,
especially ordering food.
So here is your typical one room apartment right here.
It all comes with a T.V,
a desk, and a laundry room here.
Umbrella academy, for the win.
So I'm 'bout to sign off here guys.
Such a relaxed day.
Maybe not too exciting for you,
but for me it was just perfect.
It just shows my everyday life,
how comfortable I have been here
since I've been teaching for 11 months
and just a normal day,
so we'll check you guys later.
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