Daejeon Cafe: Doodoodang / 두두당 Looks like we haven't quite seen the last of the cafe posts from my time in Daejeon. Today I'm bringing you a gorgeous cafe that's a little bit outside of the city in the Daecheongdam area. If you have a car or are willing to bus for a while…
Saying Goodbye Saying goodbye is something that everyone has to do a lot of in life, but still somehow feels uniquely painful. I still haven't gotten good at it, but I've gotten used to it. I said a lot of goodbyes when I left for college. Then when I started teaching English I became…
Bangkok, Thailand: Day One Tomorrow is the end of summer vacation and, although I say this every year, I truly cannot believe how quickly it went by. Between English camp, which ended up being two of the more stressful weeks of my entire life, and taking the GRE, the amount of days that I actually…
한국민속촌 // Korean Folk Village Yesterday I ventured out of Daejeon to a place I've wanted to visit for a long time. 한국민속촌 is located in Yongin, a little outside of Seoul. From Daejeon it took me about an hour and 45 minutes to arrive at 신갈 station on bus bound for 수원. And…
Snapshots of Seoul Whenever we get out of Daejeon and up to Seoul for a weekend the time tends to revolve around "what are we going to eat next, when can we acceptably have another cup of coffee, and when can we eat again?" Good food, or truly international food, is really the only…
Helping Your Students Feel Comfortable Speaking English One of the biggest barriers we face as native English teachers in Korea is that it can be really hard to feel like you connect with the students in the same way that the other teachers do. Not only is there the obvious language barrier but also…
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April was a pretty low-key month. At the end of March I found that I'd accidentally written something closer to a short novel than a blog post about everything that happened but this month I'm here with almost nothing. In fact I don't even remember much in particular that I did, a sure sign that…
Gyeongju Cherry Blossom: Video Here's a little video from my recent trip to Gyeongju to see the cherry blossoms! Hope you enjoy it!
Since I've been slow on posts lately I thought I'd do another day in the life! This particular day was March 8th. I think it's possible that I'm still not over my jet lag since coming back from America because I found myself wide awake before my alarm had gone off at 6:00. No complaints…
I have been in Korea for a year. Today is the last day of school and I'm writing this from my desk as the office is descending into utter chaos while the grade three students storm in and out with questions for their home room teachers about if they're having a snack party later, what…
Hours and Miles 