Our last karaoke outing in Jeonju with some of our friends (Huy & JR) who came
Today marks the end of our 8-day EPIK training here at Jeonju University. What an adventure this has been in itself, and what an exciting journey that awaits us!
This morning we will be boarding buses to take us to our specific provinces/cities. Upon arrival, we will meet our co-teachers and be taken to our apartments. Sarah and I were given the name of our schools in Daegu last night, and we will both be teaching elementary level students. We're very excited about this and are anxious to get settled into our apartment and hit the ground running next week when school begins.
Last night EPIK held a closing ceremonies banquet and dinner. It was a blast! The food was incredible, and each class (we were divided into classes of 40-50 for our lectures) performed an act during a talent show segment. Ours was a dance mash-up of the Macarena, The Electric Slide, The Shuffle, and finished off with a KPOP dance from the popular song "Nobody But You". During the KPOP portion, Sarah came to the front of the group and led the dance on stage. She was incredible. In fact, a native Korean staff member was so excited that she came up on stage and performed the dance with Sarah. So cool!
We finished off our time here at training by going out last night to a karaoke bar with some good friends for one last hoorah! I am so thankful for this time in training as much for the friendships we've built as well as in the invaluable lessons we have learned in the classroom.
Our next blog will come from our new hometown of Daegu, and I look forward to updating you all once we have settled into our apartment and had time to explore our new neighborhood.
As my European friends always like to say, CHEERS!!
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