Happy Valentine's Day! ~ Love, Korea

They say it seldom snows in Daegu, but it's been snowing all day.

Only a few cars were out on the road this morning, driving real slow. Many teachers reverted to the subway to get to work, parents accompanied their children to school on foot and it's surmounted in a bit

From MTV Producer to English Teacher in Korea

These days I find, readers have been curious about the life of an English teacher — What’s my story? Why did I take a gap year break from my life?... Well, my story can be shot from many angles- this is one aspect of it…
 

My Story:


Reality teens to real life tots
I teach in the public school elementary school system through the EPIK program. When I left my career as a TV producer/shooter in New York City to embark on a gap year(s), I was beginning to feel a little burnt out from producing MTV teen reality shows.  I didn’t have a 9-5 cubicle job, but being a freelancer in NYC is a 24/7 gig. Sustaining a career in a competitive city, I was shackled to the pressure-cooking megalopolis of a work-obsessed regimen and obviously, the economy wasn’t getting better... [click here to read the original story on GRRRLTRAVELER]

Do you really want to teach English in Korea? (Part II: Public vs Private schools)

Apologies, readers. Again, I'm posting a referral link to my article on GRRRL TRAVELER site where the initial questions about my teaching arose.

Continued from Do you really want to teach English in Korea? (Part I: Q & A)


(Please click HERE  to go to GRRRL TRAVELER to read the article.)

Why I Love Teaching English to my Korean Students

Christine Teacher! Buy from me!...
(My 4th and 5th grade boys with their own sale tent)

Sometimes life choices can make you feel like you're on The Price is Right game show. How do you know you've made the right choice? So you've opened door #1 to a brand new car! Do you still dare risk all for the mystery behind door#2?

There are times I reflect on whether I'm making the right choices for my life.
Last weekend after just having given notice I'd not be renewing my contract, I was on my way to meet friends for a weekend getaway! Our neighborhood park was having a library sale event and I got hijacked by some of my students into the festivities. Heart tugs. I then spent the rest of the afternoon wondering if I hadn't made a mistake... (read more here)