How to Save $17,000 Teaching in Korea For 1 Year
Flickr image via Philip Brewer CC BY 2.0 Let’s talk money. Sure, some may say talking about your salary is gauche, but if you’re…
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Articles about living in South Korea, working as English (ESL) teacher, and travelling to destinations in Seoul and the rest of the country.
A Charming Tea House in Traditional Seoul
While I am currently travelling through Malaysia (I can’t believe I’ve already been on the road for half a month!) this is a sneak…
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A Traditional Tea House in Insadong: 신옛찻집
Buried down one of the many alleys that make up the back streets of Insadong is a quaint little tea house that appears almost…
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I’m Leaving Korea and I Just Found My Bucketlist!
My year in Korea is almost up and I don’t even know where the time has gone! In exactly two weeks I’ll be jetting…
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Hanok Buildings and Crooked Alleys
Last weekend I went to a part of Seoul that I haven’t thoroughly explored before: Bukchon and Samcheon-dong. With the boy back in Canada…
Read MoreS#!t My Korean Students Say
If you are looking for a job that will make you laugh daily, then nothing beats teaching children English as a second language. My…
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Should I Learn Korean?
I’ve decided to write a series of posts where I’ll be answering some of the most frequently asked questions about living and working in…
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What does Christmas in Korea look like?
It’s Christmas?! I walked into work on the 24th and was greeted with a cheery “Merry Christmas!” from one of my coworkers. I looked…
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Crazy Cat Lady
If there’s one thing that South Korea isn’t lacking in it’s themed cafes. Cat cafes, dog cafes, sheep cafes, doll house cafes, and even…
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Glimpsing the Past: Korean Folk Village
A few weekends ago I ventured to the Korean Folk Village in Yongin. Sam and I had been planning to visit this place for…
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