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This is going to be a different sort of post. Because sometimes it's 6:00am and you've been up since 4:00am thanks to jet lag and suddenly you just really want to take some pictures and write a blog post. So here we are. I've been wanting to do something about k-beauty for a while now…
When I officially found out that I was going to be moving to Daejeon, Korea the first thing I did was try to search about fun places to hang out, cool coffee shops, and good restaurants. However, as Daejeon is much smaller than Seoul and there are significantly fewer international people living here, the amount…
Understanding Your Student's English When you first get to Korea there will be a lot of things that you don't understand. Unfortunately some of those things will be what your students are saying, in English, in an attempt to talk to you. I always always try to at least pretend like I know what…
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…
고소한식물원 "Botanical Garden Cafe" is just my guess at the English name but I think it's probably close to that. This cafe is located on the other side of Daejeon, close to Hannam University. I stumbled across this place on instagram but had I not, I don't think there's anyway I would have ever…
Continue reading ➞ Daejeon Cafe: Botanical Garden Cafe // 고소한식물원
Seven Factory Moment (세븐팩토리 모먼트) Here once again with another cafe post. This time not from a cafe that I was visiting for the first time, but from one of my favorite and most frequented cafe's in Daejeon. Seven Factory Moment. This is another of the "Seven Factory" cafe's like Patio Seven that we…
Continue reading ➞ Daejeon Cafe: Seven Factory Moment // 세븐팩토리 모먼트
Patio Seven (파티오세븐) If you've been around this blog for any amount of time chances are you've seen photos of this cafe before. This is my favorite rooftop spot in Daejeon and we go there a lot. It's called Seven Factory Moment and I'm planning to do a proper post on it…
One of the major perks of teaching middle school are the multitude of ridiculous things that I get to hear on a daily basis. Whether it's something clever and witty from a high level student, something bold from a kid who's inflated ego has managed to disregard the fact that they can't put together a…
Continue reading ➞ Things My Students Have Said to Me: Part 2
I'm back with another cafe post! This time from Church and Dancehall cafe. Address: 대전 중구 대흥로139번길 38 1층 I've wanted to visit this cafe for a while now so today right after I finished English camp I met my friend at the bus stop in front of my school and we made the rather…
Continue reading ➞ Daejeon Cafe: Church and Dancehall (처치앤댄스홀)
Last Sunday I took the TOPIK I exam. TOPIK stands for test of proficiency in Korean and is split into two different exams. One is a beginner level exam, and next is for intermediate/advanced levels. TOPIK I covers levels 1 and 2 whereas TOPIK II tests for levels 3, 4, 5, and 6. So for the exam…
Hours and Miles 