For better or for worse, this is something that gets a lot of attention when it comes to teaching with EPIK. Most people hate it, and to be fair I do too on the grounds that it is completely arbitrary and inefficient. Why do I have to be at school when English Camp is finished,…
Arab Street and Haji Lane After we left Chinatown it was off to Arab Street. The first sight we were greeted by was the Masjid Sultan a beautiful Mosque framed by the palm trees on the street around it. We walked around…
Whenever I start to work on these posts the first thing I do is always to go through the photos and let them kind of decide the direction the blog post will take. But going through these photos I feel like they almost just speak for themselves. These have quickly become some of my favorite…
(Before we begin this topic I'd like to put a HUGE disclaimer here to say that this is by no means the way that you SHOULD study Korean or any language for that matter. This is simply what I am doing.) How I Study Korean I started studying Korean in October of 2015 so…
Orchard Road and The National Gallery After we had taken in our fill of city views (you can see those photos here) we were off in the direction of Orchard Road. But first it was time for lunch. We stopped at another food court inside a nice mall and ate Vietnamese Pho then got…
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Seoul > Taipei > Singapore I wasn't sure if I should make a post out of this day, because it was mostly just traveling, but there were a few strange episodes during my journey to Singapore so I figured why not. Hope you enjoy! And look forward to more interesting Singapore posts to come!…
Hello! I am officially back in Korea after my very short but very lovely trip to Singapore. I took roughly 10 million photos while I was there so I'm still sorting through those and starting on my blog posts from the trip. But, I did manage to put together a little video from my time…
3 Reasons Why You Should Live in Daejeon, Korea Last year when I was completing my application for EPIK (English Program in Korea) I was convinced that I needed to be in Seoul. I visited Seoul last August and loved the vibes, the food, the excitement of a big city, and the idea of being…
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I'm writing this from my desk on the LAST OFFICIAL DAY OF THE SEMESTER! Well the last day has been long gone for the kids, but for my co-teacher and I today marks the end of our two weeks of English Camp. English Camp is something that get's a lot of attention at EPIK orientation…
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…
Continue reading ➞ What to Expect from Your First 6 Months Living in Korea
Hours and Miles 