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About Naomi Blenkinsop

Naomi is a kindergarten teacher in Seoul’s upscale Gangnam district. When she’s not chasing her students around the classroom, you can find her in the kitchen cooking her favorite recipes or people watching at a cute café. She is currently creating her own educational website for children.

Pros and Cons of Teaching Kindergarten in South Korea

Most English teaching jobs in South Korea are at private kindergarten academies. For many new teachers, their first year of teaching will be at one of these academies. Teaching small children can be a daunting prospect for many first time teachers with no prior experience working with children. However, if you love children and have [...]

Traditional South Korean Cuisine

One of the best parts of going out to eat in Korea is all the delicious side dishes you get for free alongside the main course. These side dishes are a huge part of how Koreans have served their traditional foods for hundreds of years. Despite massive modernization and development in Korea, one thing that [...]

What Will You Find in a South Korean Bakery?

There’s nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked bread wafting out of a bakery early in the morning. Sadly, I must admit that I haven’t been assailed by this lovely scent too many times in South Korea. Thank goodness, however, that the bakeries here do carry a mean French baguette, as well as many [...]

Navigating South Korea’s Spice Factor

South Korean cuisine is notorious for being super spicy. When I first moved here, I felt like I was literally surrounded by spicy food. At the time, I had no idea which options were available to me, so I tried my best to enjoy all the extremely spicy food I ate at restaurants; although, I [...]

By |2018-04-19T20:00:34+09:00August 14th, 2015|Featured Articles, Guides, Living Guides|0 Comments

Tips for Teaching Young Learners in Korea

Many new teachers in South Korea who are also new to teaching may feel hesitant about teaching younger learners.  Before coming to South Korea I was absolutely petrified of teaching kindergarten.  I thought they would eat me alive.  For some strange reason I thought teaching middle school or high school would be much easier.  The [...]

A Newbie’s Guide to Grocery Shopping in Seoul

The first time I experienced culture shock in Korea was when I walked into a Korean grocery store.  I had no idea how different Korean grocery stores would be from grocery stores back in Canada.  I couldn’t believe that there were whole aisles dedicated solely to ramen noodles or instant coffee.  I ventured over to [...]

By |2018-04-19T20:00:35+09:00July 13th, 2015|Featured Articles, Guides, Living Guides|2 Comments
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