Update It's been about a month since I posted anything here and I just wanted to check in and say that I'm still alive! The first year that I was in Korea every single thing I did I was doing it for the first time. It was scary and exciting and there was so…
Yesterday afternoon during one of my free periods I was sitting in the office working on some lessons for today and going over the grade one speaking test grades. It was a very hot day so we had the windows open to let in any breeze that might be passing through and everyone's little desk…
Newton's third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. And it occurred to me tonight, as I sit here at 10:00pm utterly exhausted from a long Monday with an hour or two of lesson planning still ahead of me, that the same principle applies to teaching.…
What you end up missing is not what you expect to miss. The memories will stay with you, the photos will last as long as you care to keep them around, and the people and places you leave will most likely continue to exist in your absence. But what you end up missing is something else,…
There is always value in putting down roots. As humans we have the capacity to connect with the world around us in a significant and meaningful way. It's incredible to sit back for a moment and realize that after months of struggling to find your place, you finally had an interaction with someone that felt completely normal…
Hours and Miles 