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Adventures in Teaching ESL: Summer English Camp

Origami stars at English Camp

Part of our jobs as English teachers here in Korea is to plan and run an English camp during the winter and summer vacations. Typically these camps are an hour long (per grade), and go for two weeks. Luckily, my school decided this summer that since our overall summer vacation was shorter this year (due [...]


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That Time That Blonde Girl Went to Korean Elementary School

We caused quite a stir last week at my Korean Elementary School when I arrived in the morning with a 5’10 blonde in tow. Like, kids screamed and cheered. If I’m a local celebrity, my sister Jillian is like Britney Spears. My co-teachers and I built the teaching day around Jillian’s presence, knowing the kids [...]


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A Day in the Life of an ESL Teacher in Korea

Students in Korea

So I know most people that read this blog probably think we just gallivant around the world and do fun things all the time, but we are actually working full-time over here (I promise!). In fact, the novelty of being in a “new” place kind of wears off quickly when you are just doing normal, [...]

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