Driving in Korea P2

Every country has their own rules of the road and not just their traffic regulations – Korea is also unique … More

EPIK Review P2

SO, it turns out I was to be teaching at 4 middle schools and a couple were combined middle and … More

Working Holiday Visa

WTF is this working holiday business According to Wikipedia, working holiday is, “a working holiday visa is a residence permit allowing … More

Korean Hospitality

It’s already been two weeks since I started working as a full-time english teacher. Since starting, other teaching and/or admin … More

Getting a Cell Phone in Korea

There are a shitload of sources out there and I wanted to briefly summarize what you’ll need to know. Quick … More

Newcomers Party

Since last week my peers from the EPIK program have been talking about their staff parties with their schools but … More

Bowing

いらっしゃいませ〜 I need to stop bowing to my students… In Korea they are technically “lower” in status and you only bow … More

Korean Surprise #1

At EPIK’s orientation, there was one lecturer who referred to Korea’s unorganized scheduling and information flow simply as, “Korean Surprises.” … More