But the bad girl has good news! I FINALLY have some extra cash rolling in! Don't get me wrong, I wasn't in bad shape before, but when you look at the current exchange rate from Korean Won to USD, it's a fright to behold. The exchange rate has steadily grown worse for me ever since I got here (almost 7 months ago!!!!).
So I'm battling the rate by teaching nursery school kiddos. I really lucked out; on a whim, my friend asked if I could take over a job for her, and I jumped at the chance. Turns out that the job is only 4 blocks from my apartment and is a wonderful place to work! I teach kids between the ages of 3 and 5 ,western age, for three mornings a week, essentially singing songs like "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" for two hours a day.
I mentioned, western age, because Koreans have an incredibly bizarre way of calculating their age. At birth they are 1 year old, and at the western new year, Jan 1st, they gain an additional year. Thus my birthday was December 5th, so I turned 22 in western age and am still 22 now. But in Korea I turned 23 on December 5th and after the new year I turned 24. So I'm 24 Korean age (why could this not have happened when I was under 21?!?) This age idea never seizes to befuddle me.
So now that I wipe snotty noses and re-tie pony tails three mornings a week I'm a content woman. I have long days, but it's better than sitting behind a desk so I really can't complain to much.
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