Gathering with my friends in BOCES

It has been a long time to see my Korean women whom I made friends in BOCES(Board of Cooperative Educational Service).

They're studying in BOCES in their own ways, that place is English learning center for adult and has the advantage of learning free. There are also many kinds of people from various countries such as people who want to get a high school's certificate, people who lost one's opportunity to study because of living, and people who want to get along with other people etc.

I've been there for a while when I came in the USA last year, and I attended to practice while this summer vacation. I miss there because there are a lot of friends about my age. They just talk about ways of living instead of homework, so their English skills are always at a standstill. How an irony it has!!

An activities fair~

I went to CCB with Olga, Lihn, Evelyn after my class.
There were many kinds of clubs such as art, breakdancing, computer graphics, environmental technology, free enterprise, french, future teachers, hotel/restaurant, physical therapy, transfer, vignette, wall street club, women students association etc.

It was very interesting, so i made a round of outside for a run-through.
I ate some candies, chocolates, and i got a pretty bag from art club.
I signed up to join them in three clubs. They were Vignette that publish and edit newspaper on campus, future teachers club, women students association.

I can't expect a positive activity right now, because I don't have enough time.
Anyway I'm sure that they'll make fresh my life in the USA.

Back to school in the USA

I attended 'back to school' of my daughter's middle school.
For a while I had emotional feelings, because my station in life is changed before mine.

In my country it was hard work that I always had to explain, guide a changed education system to parents accurately. In the USA it looked like picnic. First parents in groups went to the auditorium, just listen to principal and then went to the class up to 11 period according to her schedule. Parents can meet with an academic teacher, science teacher, music teacher, physical teacher, counseller and math honor teacher in each classroom.

I had an effective time for about 2 hours, because it was not only a changed my station but also a different education system, a different language and a different race.

Although I couldn't understand entirely, I was satisfied to join back to school.
On the next time, I'll tell you about a difference of education system between my country and the U.S.A.

The second day at work@@

I took rest for 2 hours with a hot pack below my neck as soon as I came back home, because it was too hard to sit on the seat for 4 hours of class.

I'll tell you about my second day at work last Saturday.
I worked for 3 hours, for the first an hour and a half I stood the front desk of reserve area located in the first floor and lent a book to a student who bring call number of reserve book, I had to tell them that its time is 2 hours and available only in the library. It was not difficult to find the book, to lend it. When the student doesn't have student ID card or not renew yet, I had to explain how to do, where to go, what to do......too difficult@@@@ My supervisor and my partener who hired earlier than me helped me very kindly.

For the rest an hour and a half, I went to circulation books area located on the third floor to restore order the circulation books that loaded with a full of cart.
classifing in order call# like 'PZ51.S 5469.A11' was very interesting.

Although i felt a bad neck pain, I worked too hard, and I almost broke down with a terrible pain, so I was absent on Sunday. I was very sorry.

Always be careful your drive!

Hi, everyone.
Always be careful your drive!

You know, I had a car accident last semester.
You can understand what I say.
At that time I stopped, when I was waiting a left signal at the red traffic light, somebody behind my car hit mine suddenly, and then the woman(driver behind) stated, "I'm so sorry, I was temporarily distracted when i gonna pick up some tissues scattered at my feet ', what happened and then I felt a bad pain with my neck. That's all.

But I have suffered an aftereffect of the accident till now.
We must be careful for all of us. Always*******

My first work at library

Yesterday was a special day for me, because I started to work the first time in the USA.
I pick up my daughter at school, drop her off at home, and went to my work at 5:00 p.m.

Mrs. Irene who is my boss and the staff of the library made me welcome together. i was a little bit nervous, because i couldn't understand totally. Somtimes i pretended to understand their talks and then i just guessed meaning of the conversation. It was not easy, not difficult.

First of all, a staff informed me how to sign in and out on my atttendence card, he gave me a rocker that i can put my bag, and I practiced to arrange 50 cards in order of call numbers. It was perfect. They were so satisfied about me.

Next, an other staff who loves library showed me into rooms of NCC library, taught me how to work. There were circulation and periodicals, reserve and reference(first floor), media and books A-N (second floor) and books P-Z (third floor).

I was a little tired but I felt proud of myself.

Freedom of Walking

I love freedom of walking, so I went to golf course to walk today afternoon also.
What a beautiful day today. It sure.
There were lots of people to enjoy a lovely weather as well as freedom of walking.

It was lucky that I played with an old women, because she spoke English very clearly and slowly.
She said that she is from Austria, her parents are Germany, she doesn't like too speedy speaking English still, though she has a citizenship in the USA. She totally retired from nurse and she has played golfing for 8 years. She looks like an intelligent woman.

She also talked about my country, she knew accurately difference between South Korea and North Korea-South Korea is democratic and rich.

I got two, she got one par through nine holes.
I felt refreshed after I walked almost 1800 yards for 2 and a half hours.

I'll start to work tomorrow.....I place my hope on first work in the USA

Korean Thanksgiving Day called Chu-Seok!

Hi, everybody, how was weekend?

I'm very tired, because I also spent a busy weekend.
I'll tell you the extra things that you didn't hear in class today.

On saturday I went to Korean School of Long island as you told you. I didn't want to teach Korean yet, but I want my daughter to practice Korean language, because she is getting forget Korean instead of having adapted very well in American life style.
She worked as a volunteer who assists a teacher in pre-school class. She was very satisfied and interested to be a volunteer.

September 14th was the Korean Thanksgiving day that comes on lunar August 15th every year.
It is a big holiday that have 4-5 consecutive holidays. All of a family, relatives usually gather together, enjoy traditional food and play traditional games. I called my husband, my son, my mother-in-law and my sisters. I also talked with my best friends for a long time.

I am missing the beautiful full moon and my family.
Hopely I expect to see all of them in winter vacation.

Practiced speaking and listening skills in golf course

I'm so happy now because I had an opportunity to practice my learning English. I went to golf in Christopher golf course near my house as soon as my class ended. I'm not a professional, just only a beginner in golfing. I am obsessed by golf from last summer because I have gone to golfing with my husband almost everyday. At that time he was mad on golfing and I disliked it. Now I am also almost crazy about golfing. Anyway, I was nervous because I was afraid to join American. Today, I felt to overcome finally. There were 4 person with me in 1 team, they are a man who works in chiropractic, a woman who totally retired as well as his wife, another woman who is a substitute teacher in a elementary school and me. I tried to talk about me. They praised up my poor English skills as well as talking about everything during 9 holes. I was very excited, interested and confident of improving mine.

How was super weekend?

My first weekend, I was very busy. On Friday after school I went golfing alone because I need to exercise more than nothing. On Saturday I went to chiropractic because of neck pain after car accident, shopped and watched movie, '21'. The movie is very interesting and suggested me lots of things.
It was the story that a genius student in MIT becomes to know a life from real experience. I recommend to try to watch it. What is a difference between accounting and gambling?....On Sunday I got up late than usual, dropped my daughter off to church, laundered, cleaned a house, pick her up and went to take a tennis lesson to Bay Side High School for her. Ah, one more, she did try out before taking a swimming lesson. The result was a level 4 that we wnat to be! Next week may be more busy. So so tired.^*^

Let's be courage!

I'm so happy because many friend and teacher gave their advice which is true courage in my comment. Thank you so much. From now I'll practice everything without hesitating. I don't care anymore. It doesn't matter if it's correct or not.

Just making sure!

I completed my first on-line journal just five minutes ago.
So I'm just making sure that.
Because I'm proud of creating something.
I have a foreboding of improving my English skill.
I wish everyone agree with my opinion.

My first on-line jounal!

This is jenny park.
I created my blog right now.
So I'm happy, very interested in my blog.
I am too tired because I have been busy all day.
My daughter who is to be a middle school student has to prepare everything back to school, for example hair cut, supplies, clean her room, homework of honor program etc.
It's time to go to bed. Bye