Teachers Share their Experiences While Living Abroad!

Small City Livin’: Transition and Community

Applying, Traveling, Training, Teaching and my First Impressions of Jeonju

Ideas, research, Skype calls, interviews, questions, doubts, decisions - all of these went into what would eventually end up being my first time traveling to Asia, specifically South Korea. My experience was a bit different, as for many people this process is generally started anywhere from six months to several years before the culminating move to Korea happens. I began my TEFL course in August, not having a clue what exactly I wanted to do with it, had the idea to go to Korea in October and was leaving the country by the end of January! A hectic ride during that time, however, the biggest thing that enabled this fast-paced life change was the organization from Aclipse.

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Tags: . jeonju, working in korea, living in South Korea, teaching at CDL

Jeonju is one of the most popular places in all of South Korea for food and is a must visit during your teaching experience. Located in North Jeolla Province, this is a must go to destination if you want to experience the old traditional lifestyles. A group of ChungDahm teachers decided to take the 3.5 hour bus ride out of Seoul to experience traditional Korean culture.

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Tags: . jeonju, Korean culture, things to do on the weekend, Korean cuisine, weekend travel, Korean food, hanok village

When I decided to travel to South Korea to teach English, I had no idea what it would be like. I knew it would be an experience. Well, 17 months later, I can certainly say it is that. It turns out that moving to South Korea to travel and teach English has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. South Korea is filled with many interesting sights; from temples or shrines, to traditional Hanok villages (traditional Korean buildings). South Korea has so much to offer, which makes a weekend traveling around Korea anything but boring. A few weeks ago, before the weather started to cool down, I and some other English Teachers from my school decided to visit Jeonju, home of the famous Bibimbap, the famous choco pie, and one of Korea’s largest Hanok villages.

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Tags: chemeck, hanok, . jeonju, Teach English in Korea, Teach Abroad, Teach in Asia, teaching in Korea, a year in Korea, abroad, Activities to do in Korea, chicken, nights out in Korea, bibimbap, Nightlife in Korea, Weekend activities in Korea