small girl, big moves
Last year I didn’t do much reading once I’d moved to Korea. I was overwhelmed with the move, settling in and wanted to travel when I could. Plus, with a full time job that I had never done before, I spent a lot of time preparing lessons because I was unsure how it would go…
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Right now, the corona virus is restricting a good amount of people to their homes and their cities. You can travel if you want to, but as a teacher, it’s recommended that you don’t, since we work with kids. I do hope the virus does calm down a bit and less people get sick. If…
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Every October for about two weeks, Jinju hosts its’ annual lantern festival. There are many lantern festivals throughout Korea in different cities, but I believe Jinju is the most famous one. I decided to take a solo trip out there to experience it. Based on the videos and pictures I had seen when looking up…
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This past weekend, I was able to go to the Green Tea Fields in Boseong with a friend. I was actually a bit nervous since it’s been getting colder and my co-teacher said it gets really cold in Boseong. We met at Sasang Bus Terminal at around 8:30AM. I found a blog a few days…
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The week before last, summer vacation started and I officially made it through one semester of teaching middle school in South Korea. I’m still in shock that time has gone by so quickly. When I first heard I would be teaching at (two) middle schools, I was terrified. Everyone says they’re the worst grades to…
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At the end of May, the annual Jeonju Cultural Heritage Night Tour (전주 문화재야행) was happening and I wanted to check it out. So, I asked some friends if they were willing to go, which they were (yay!), and it was set. Taking the Express Bus from Nopo Bus Terminal in Busan to Jeonju Express…
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A couple of weeks ago, I went to Jeonpo Cafe Street with a few friends. We were looking for somewhere to eat before we found a cafe to spend the rest of the night.
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Yes, yes, a whole month and I’m back to my blog. I’ve been trying to figure out what to write. I kind of wrote something about my first few days in Busan, but it got so long because so much happened and then I forgot to keep writing, because even more was happening and it…
Read MoreGood morning, good afternoon and good evening to anyone who stumbles upon this post! In a few days, I will be on a plane to South Korea to start my life as an English Teacher. You might have already read my nerve filled post. I sent in my application around the second week of August…
Read MoreGood morning, good afternoon and good evening to anyone who stumbles upon this blog post! As the title suggests I will be leaving for South Korea in three days, February 17th, to be an English teacher for a year (maybe more) with the EPIK program. Yes, the title is long and kind of dramatic and…
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