Beginnings

   So, without any ado, our first blog entry:

   We're in Toronto. We are VERY in Toronto. We are SO in Toronto that apparently we can't leave until the end of August. We arrived August 13th after a somewhat arduous bus trip from Fort Frances. There were a few unexpected delays with a bus overbooked and many of us had to wait an extra 3-4 hours on top of the 6 hour layover in Thunder Bay. That being said, it was still a blessing to have woken up bright and early on the 12th to leave to find our visa issuance numbers in our e-mail and a enormous golden sunrise complete with double rainbow waiting for us as we departed.

   Thursday morning, first thing, we went to the Korean consulate here in Toronto. Fortunately it's a hop, skip and a jump away and we were able to see someone right away. After the paper shuffling, filling out of forms and etc procedure we were told that they would interview us at 3 PM... on August 27th. They seem to be pretty swamped there; there was a large stack of applications and passports piling up. So we took our leave and headed back here to e-mail our school the not-so-good news.

   The school was surprised, but they took the news very well. It seems they've looked at pushing back the school year to the beginning of September as we're not the only teachers in this kind of a situation. Some apparently haven't gotten their visa issuance numbers yet, and it's definitely an item of prayer support for the school. Other school surprises include a slight shift in my role in the upcoming year. It seems there is a lower enrollment than anticipated so Mr. Pfister (our superintendent) asked if I would be willing to work at the Kindergarten campus with Kay. He also suggested a possible 'part time' scenario where I'd do some work at each campus, but thinking about it, I'm happy to stick with the Kindergarten for now and work with Kay in corrupting the youth.

-Chris