Tag: Teaching in Korea

Wrap-up Of My First Term As A Teacher

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Thirteen weeks as a hagwon teacher have come and gone, and I thought I should share some general, personal reflections on teaching in Korea so far. Arriving to work usually occurs around 3 pm (after purchasing a much needed caffeinated beverage)- where I set up my classroom, check-in electronically and print out tests or homework […]

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A Plague of Yellow Dust

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Spring: a time of renewal, growth, the part of the year when Persephone gets to return to the Earth after spending some casual time in the Underworld, cherry blossoms. Oh, and in South Korea? Yellow Dust. What I would describe as a parasitic cloud of fine dust that oozes down from the Gobi Desert to […]

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First Steps

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Teaching abroad has been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. Really, ever since I was 7-years-old, and listened enraptured to my Uncle’s stories of teaching abroad in Japan. This year, teaching in another country started to seem more attainable, and what’s even better is I have someone who wants to go on […]

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