Last night I cheated. I’ve been so good these last 2 weeks but last night I had a lapse. Okay, maybe there was some peer pressure involved. I swear it was for…
Saturday evening I took my second trip to the Express Bus Terminal and grabbed a bus bound for Chungju. Last time I went to Sokcho and Seoraksan, this time I was visiting…
Last week I signed a new contract at Young Hoon Elementary School (along with 3 other coworkers)and we decided to find our own apartment in Seoul instead of taking school housing. The…
Here are 6 simple ways to brighten your holidays if you are a long way from home! This year I’ll be celebrating my holidays outside of the United States for the first…
I taught myself to read Hangul in the first few months here. I can now read with about 70% accuracy. I mix up vowels a lot but am confident that will come with…
Last Friday I finally got my letter of release! I immediately emailed it over to Young Hoon Elementary and first thing Monday morning I had a contract sitting in my inbox. That…
Monday at work my coworker, Sara, invited me to join her at a “meetup.” For those of you that don’t know Meetup.com is a social network where people can plan events with…
Saturday I got a text from an “old” friend, Sarah. We met a little over a month ago at K-Cook delight and I immediately hit it off with her group of friends:…
2 weeks ago I officially submitted my letter of resignation to CPIS for February 28th, 2014. This week I was told my school owner called the school that offered me a job…
Today I had a second interview. This one at another Hogwon but it appears to be run like an actual school. The owner speaks English fluently, albeit with a thick accent, but…
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