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Lunch in Korea, at my school in particular, can be a grab bag of sorts. Some days it’s amazing, some days I want to cry. There are times when the food is so good, I stuff all of the leftovers into a plastic box and take it home like the shameless American that I am. Read More
When I first started this job, I wasn’t sure what kind of students I’d end up with. Luckily for me, I ended up with a group of pretty good kids who make going to work every day enjoyable. There’s never really a dull moment at my elementary school, and I’m constantly being kept on my toes.
I guess it helps to have a sense of humor that closely matches that of a 5th grader, which now that I think about it, is probably an issue. So what if I occasionally enjoy a pun or potty joke?
YOLO, y’all.
Sometimes all it takes is a short convo with your students to turn your day around. Sometimes it works the other way around, but those are few and far between. Ah, the perks of being a teacher in the ROK.
Fighting!
Elderly women in Korea have the strength of 20 men.
I guess this is the beginning of this whole comic thing! Here we go…
I’ve been in Busan, South Korea for a year now, so I thought it’s probably time to make a list of things that I love about my home away from home. These are the things that jumped out at me as things that are pretty Korea-specific that I’ll definitely miss in the future.Read More