Thinking back to life when I was in my early twenties and stateside, I often find myself laughing at how much has changed since then. I regularly remind myself to be incredibly thankful for everything I have here on Jeju Island. In the summer of 2012, I graduated from Winthrop University in South Carolina [...]
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 [...]
Warning: I am a self-taught photographer. I have never taken any classes on photography. Whenever I had the opportunity to put a camera in my hand while growing up, I would go at it, roll after roll with no care in the world about F-stops and apertures (by the way, these were the film days). [...]
After doing enough research about teaching English in Korea you ultimately arrive at one big crossroad: go Public or Private? This decision leads to ultimately two different lifestyles that you will experience in Korea. You’ll even find that teachers tend to separate themselves into friend groups based on which industry they're in; public school teachers [...]
