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  • Christmas in Korea: Spending the Holidays Abroad

Christmas in Korea: Spending the Holidays Abroad

By michael|2019-01-16T09:29:06-05:00January 16th, 2019|Adventures, Korea, Narratives, Winter|

There are many upsides to living in Korea and teaching in the public schools here.  The pay and benefits are excellent, the culture is interesting, the standard of living is high and the social life [...]

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  • A Hanoi Holiday: 8 Days in Northern Vietnam

A Hanoi Holiday: 8 Days in Northern Vietnam

By michael|2021-06-30T05:56:12-04:00September 22nd, 2018|Adventures, Korea, Narratives, Travel Guides|

I recently returned to Korea from eight days visiting Hanoi, Vietnam with my friend Clayton.  It was my third trip to Southeast Asia, having studied abroad in Taiwan in 2012 and visited Bali on vacation [...]

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  • An early summer weekend in Busan

An early summer weekend in Busan

By michael|2018-11-15T04:30:12-05:00July 3rd, 2018|Adventures, Korea, Narratives|

When I originally applied to EPIK way back in January 2018, I listed Busan as my location preference.  Not knowing anything about Jeollandamdo, where I currently happily live, I was intrigued by Busan's profile as [...]

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  • Early Days in Jeollanamdo: Gwangju and Mudeungsan

Early Days in Jeollanamdo: Gwangju and Mudeungsan

By michael|2018-05-31T21:32:15-04:00May 16th, 2018|Adventures, Korea, Narratives|

About three weeks ago, I began my EPIK placement in Jeollanamdo province at Nampyeong English Town.  Since then, I've been fortunate to have Labor Day, a long weekend, and to have made some great new [...]

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  • A Happy Accident: My EPIK placement with the Jeollanamdo Language Program (JLP)

A Happy Accident: My EPIK placement with the Jeollanamdo Language Program (JLP)

By michael|2021-06-30T06:21:29-04:00May 4th, 2018|Adventures, Korea, Narratives|

Thanks for visiting my website!  You've come to the right place if you'd like to learn more about what it's like to teach English in South Jeolla Province ("Jeollanamdo"), South Korea. Since this particular post [...]

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