Teachers Share their Experiences While Living Abroad!

After 2 years of not being in America, I found myself somewhat out of place when I visited my family back home in Las Vegas, Nevada this past July. I guess I have really adjusted to Korean life. While talking to my friends who I’ve met and worked with at ChungDahm, they said the sense of normalcy would return to me after at least half a year. As much as I tried to become ‘American’, I found it hard and I tended to miss Korea more. Although I do love America, my heart is split among the two lands that I call home. In this blog I will talk about the 4 big differences that I felt had the biggest impact on me when traveling back to America.

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Tags: vacation, shopping in Korea, food in Korea, Korean people, Beauty Products in Korea, annual vacation, Korean food

In my six years living and teaching in Korea, I’ve been lucky to take many vacations all over Korea and Asia. However, I’ve only been able to go back home to America twice using my personal vacation. After reading these tips, you should be well prepared on how to plan a vacation while abroad to ensure you won't become stressed and so you can fully enjoy your time off.

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Tags: Vacations in Korea, vacation, Chuseok, lesson planning, annual vacation, seollal, substitute teachers

Every teacher needs a holiday, and when that time arrives you want to be fully prepared for an awesome time, free of school and any daily activities. My vacation time at Chungdahm Learning consists of 15 days and it must be taken consecutively, but this also depends on your branch and the way it is managed.  

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Tags: vacation, vacation destinations, teaching at Chungdahm, annual vacation