TOPIK II Korean Exam The Korean proficiency exam, called TOPIK, is broken up into two tests. TOPIK I is the beginner one and you can score a level 1 or level 2. TOPIK II is the intermediate/advanced exam and you can score a level 3-6. I took TOPIK I in January of last year…
Story Time: My Korean Hospital Experience This is the story of the time I found myself waking up to a nurse telling me that I was having an allergic reaction in the middle of a procedure I was supposed to have slept through. In Korea. At the time it was just as horrifying as…
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October Update: Some Favorite Things One of my favorite things to do is listen to people talking about stuff that they love. A lot of people on the internet use these kinds of posts or videos to talk about products they love or are selling. But for this month's update post I decided to take…
It's not your fault. As teachers I know it's easy to think that is, but it's not. Well some things are, of course. We are responsible for ourselves and responsible to always try to make the best lessons we can and do right by our students. But for anyone teaching in a public school,…
September Update: Mom Comes to Korea! Brace yourselves ladies and gentlemen this is going to be a long one. September was eventful to say the least. In the beginning of the month at school I was enjoying the accidental success of a particular lesson for my grade one classes that I expected to flop…
The Good Stuff Recently I had to end one of my grade one classes early to tell them I was disappointed in their behavior. The next day I had to hold 4 students back after a grade two class to tell them that their lack of effort was disrespectful. Doing that in terms that…
August Update: Summer Break August was a very transitional month. We finished English camp, I got my eight days of summer vacation which I spent relaxing at home, and we started the second semester back up at school. Everyone seems to finally be falling back into their regular routines and as we do the…
Daejeon Cafe: Cafe Jota//카페 좋다 Back today with another cafe! And another cafe in Galmadong at that. It seems like Galmadong is the place to be for small trendy cafe's recently. We were actually trying to go to another cafe in the area that I've been wanting to post about for a looong time but…
Jeju Video Sorry I haven't been writing a lot lately but here's something that's actually from a while ago which I never got around to posting! This is just a little video I threw together from my trip to Jeju in July! Hope you enjoy!
Daejeon Cafe: Lune H // 륀에이치 When I moved to Daejeon about a year and a half ago the first thing I did was to search for pretty cafe's where I could go to study. I remember how hard it was to search for things in Korean and also the feeling of success…
Hours and Miles 