(upbeat music)
(speaking foreign language)
- What's going on?
My name is Justin Morgan, I am originally from Austin, Texas
and I am going to be taking over the ITA Instagram account.
I originally got my double certification last year,
April of 2019, and I've been in Siem Reap, Cambodia
for the last seven months.
So I'm currently on my roof top right now,
I love coming up here in the mornings,
drinking my cup of coffee, watching the sun rise,
and so basically this is my roof top.
I have a pretty cool little view.
My school is just really right over there.
It's not too far away.
So let's go downstairs,
let me go show you my tiny little apartment,
it's not very big, but I live a very simple lifestyle.
I'm mostly here for the kids
and whatever I can do to make a big impact for them.
So let's go downstairs, let's go check out the apartment
and then let's go head off to school.
All right, this is a quick little tour of my apartment.
It is very tiny, but like again,
I say that I love living a simple life.
My desk, my backpacks, I got all my little bookshelves
and stuff like that right over here.
Refrigerator, that's where I hang up my clothes,
then we're gonna go in and see my tiny little kitchen.
Sorry, I just got done making breakfast and coffee
and stuff like that.
That's my kitchen and then my tiny little bathroom.
Which the floor is still wet, shower, toilet,
and yeah, the sink is right there.
They don't give you very much space,
but it is what it is and I enjoy it.
One of the best parts that I like about my apartment is
it wasn't really the size of my apartment,
it is actually that bad boy.
It gets hot out here in Cambodia
and the best thing to do is to come out here
to go swimming, to cool off, and I love it.
Now I'm gonna give you guys the prices
of how much I paid for my apartment
and all the details coming up soon.
But it is 6:50, I need to be at school by 7:00.
So let's go jump on my motorbike, which is over there.
And I'll go show you my motorbike and then we'll head out.
So I'll see you guys in a few minutes.
So that's my motorbike right there.
I named her the Patriot.
I feel like it's freedom everywhere I go,
riding around, but it is almost 6:55.
I need to be at school at 7:00 so let's go take off.
All right, I have officially made it to my school.
Kids are out playing, messing around, so good morning.
How are you?
So ready to go in here, we're gonna go play some soccer
with the kids, kind of wake up in the morning
and get that cup of coffee going.
Oh I'm gonna get it, I'm gonna get it!
Oh, oh, oh, ah!
(children laughing)
Go, go, go, go!
Heading upstairs, go into the classrooms.
This is the outside of my classroom.
I'm room number nine, of course it's probably backwards
for you guys, but that's my cleaning lady.
Hi.
- Hello.
- And what's up guys?
What's up?
How are you?
- I'm fine!
- All right, so I'll see you guys in the classroom
here in a second.
- Yes.
- You guys are gonna be saying hi to
all of my friends back home.
Remember I said I was gonna make a story?
We're making a story for all the people
that I went to school with.
Okay?
- Yeah.
- So, well I'll let you guys all say hi in a minute,
I'm gonna go show them the classroom.
Okay?
- Yeah.
- You guys are crazy.
Y'all wanna play a game, they got science today.
Anyway, this is my classroom.
I have my (speaking foreign language) teacher over there.
- Hello!
(shouting)
- Hello.
- All right, let's get tables set up,
let's get tables set up, all right?
If you guys have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
I'm very busy with these guys all day.
Ask any questions throughout the day
and I'll try to get those answered for you.
I know I have a lot of information to be put out there,
but there's also a lot of kids I gotta take care of, so.
All right, good job.
So that's a solid right?
(speaking foreign language) come do a liquid.
The three stages.
- [Child] The three stooges.
- [Justin] You are the three stooges.
- Hello.
- Hello my friends.
- [Justin] So far is (speaking foreign language) right?
- [Children] Yes!
- [Justin] All right.
Last one.
(children shouting)
Who wants to do gas?
Sh, quiet.
Who's sitting the nicest?
(laughter)
(speaking foreign language) come up here and do the gas.
(children mumbling)
Is she right?
- [Children] Yes!
- [Justin] All right, good job.
Students, would you like to go on break?
- Yes!
- No!
- Yes!
- [Justin] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Students, would you like to go on break?
- [Children] Yes!
- [Justin] Teacher.
(children mumbling)
Yes you may.
(children mumbling)
You're welcome.
All right, so I'm sitting outside with a couple of my
Primary II students, get that rock out of my face.
So, oh my goodness.
I'm trying to do an interview for my friends,
but you guys are crazy.
Hey, so what do you like about me teaching you guys?
- Science!
- Science, science, okay.
Do you like me teaching you guys?
- Yes!
- I'll take that.
What is the best part about me teaching you guys?
- Science!
- Well, we know science.
Am I funny?
Am I funny in class?
- No!
- Yeah!
- Do you like to have fun in my class?
- Yeah!
- All right.
Starting with you, what's your name?
Hey, hey, what's your name?
- My name is (speaking foreign language).
- What's your name?
- My name is (speaking foreign language).
- What is your name?
- My name is (speaking foreign language).
- What is your name?
- My name is (speaking foreign language).
- What is your name?
- My name is (speaking foreign language).
- What is your name?
- My name is (speaking foreign language),
- What is your name?
- My name is (speaking foreign language).
- What is your name?
- My name is (speaking foreign language).
- These are just a few of my students,
these guys are very intelligent.
I love working with these kids,
I try to teach them as much as I possibly can
even throughout the books.
If it's not in the books, I give it so much more detail.
I love these kids, and I plan on staying with these kids
for a very, very long time watching them grow.
Everyone say bye.
- Bye!
- All right, I'm super excited.
It is officially lunch time!
Oh!
What's up little dude?
Hello!
Hi.
Let's go!
We just gotta do a quick assembly
and then I get to go home for two hours
and eat some lunch, maybe take a nap, maybe go swimming.
Who knows?
All right, I'll see these little guys
here in a little while.
All right, so a little Q and A.
The reason why I picked Cambodia, one is the weather.
I hate the cold weather and I love being able to enjoy
summer all year long.
Did I have any teaching experience before this?
No, for the last 18 years I was a HVAC technician.
I did other jobs, and my last job before I moved here
in America, I was a sous chef
and I was cooking for about three years.
This is my first teaching job and I absolutely love it.
I highly recommend doing it.
If you've never done it, reach out and
go get your TEFL certification and come do this.
It has been the most amazing adventure
that I've ever been on.
I have absolutely fell in love with my kids,
they are so wonderful, and I can't wait to watch them grow
and to become very capable in their careers in the future.
(kids shouting)
It is now round two!
(kids shouting)
I'm about to go upstairs and teach Primary I.
I teach them from 1:00 to 5:00
and after that I am done for the day.
But this is where it gets completely insane,
'cause these kids have had two hours
of doing nothing but resting and eating candy!
This is not even my students
but during recess all the kids love to come play with me.
Come say hi.
Say hi.
Hi!
(shouting)
All right.
Ah, pulling me down!
Oh, you guys are crazy.
Whoa, it's hot out here.
And this is the end of the day for me.
I get to go home.
Hello!
Say bye bye!
From (speaking foreign language).
From (speaking foreign language) goodbye.
Let's go.
It is time to go.
Say goodbye moon!
Bye bye!
You guys want to hit me up, please go check me out
on my Instagram, I'll have that labeled.
Thank you all for watching and I hope you all
get to have a great experience like I do every single day.
Take care everyone, y'all have a wonderful time.
(upbeat music)