The past three weeks have been a whirlwind of experiences at work. I taught my first winter camp, which lasted for three full weeks. This was much different than teaching a regular semester. For example, we teach 3 classes a day instead of 1, and we see our students every day instead of twice or…
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Living as a Foreigner 외국인으로 사는 것
I haven’t mentioned this since moving to Korea, but I thought I would share my experience of living as a foreigner here. I have spent my life in the U.S., where I would say that being Caucasian is one of the majorities, which meant that I was average and didn’t stand out of a crowd….
And That’s a Wrap!
It’s been a busy few weeks, but today marks the end of my first semester teaching. I am happy for the experience, relieved that we have a break from teaching for a while, and sad that I won’t have the same students next semester. Overall, it was a great semester. I might have a few…
Another Week Has Passed, and 가을 (Fall) is Here!
This past week was busy and tiring, but there was still time to have fun and experience new things. I have been picking up some overtime at work as we are heading toward the end of the semester while also preparing for our winter camp. I know I will be sad to say goodbye to…
해피 할로윈! Happy Halloween!
This past week was Halloween, one of my favorite holidays. I have learned that people in Korea don’t celebrate Halloween like people in the U.S. do. While a lot of stores here will carry decorations, people don’t dress up in costumes. There was a Halloween party that was hosted by a group called Language Connection…
A Week of Festivities
This past week has been a busy one. Sunday started off with the 코스모스 (Cosmos) Festival. To clarify, this was the flower, not to be mistaken with the entire universe. We traveled about 20 minutes by car to get to 하동 (Hadong), where we walked through tunnels of squash plants and vines and fields of…
A Week of Stranger Things
This past week was my first week of teaching at my academy. Overall, it was definitely a learning experience for me. I didn’t realize that it would be as hard as it is. I teach level 1 elementary school students and a specialty magazine course for upper elementary and middle school students. It’s harder to…
A Whole New World
Today officially marks a week of living in South Korea. Surprisingly I didn’t have an issue adjusting to the time change, which I count as a blessing. I have completely unpacked and moved into my apartment as well! So far, living on my own is not as hard or as lonely as I thought…
The Journey Begins
This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. — J. R. R. Tolkien This year has been a whirlwind of changes, many of which are yet to come. In December of 2017, I graduated college. So it was time for me to decide…
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