Sooooo I've accidentally written a novel again. I'll blame the fact that it was the first month of school so there were lots of new things and the fact that I've had a lot of feelings about it all. Week One March second was the first day of school. About which I…
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…
The weight of being a "foreigner" in Korea comes and goes. Some days it's heavier than others. Some days the term 외국인 feels like jab. Like when a co-worker who I'm close to calls me 원어민 쌤 instead of my name. Some days it can start to feel like all I am is my "foreign-ness."…
First Six Months in Korea This is part two of the what to expect in your first semester/6 months in Korea. Part one was about teaching and part two is going to be just about living in Korea in general. You can read part 1 here. Again I asked my several of my friends for their…
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Day in the Life: English Camp This particular day in my life was Monday. The first day of the second week of English Camp. Week one was all grade one students and it was a breeze. There were 13 students total and only two boys. I had two of my favorite students in the entire school…
Welcome to another update post. Since my last update we have started (and by the looks of it just about finished) the rainy season in Korea. It started very abruptly, like some flood gates had been opened two Sunday's ago and it rained for about four days straight without letting up. Since then it's been on…
What to Expect From Your First Semester Teaching English in Korea My kids have officially finished their final exams for the semester and we are now in the this weird two week limbo where they still have to come to school, but won't actually be tested on anything we teach them. Basically we…
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