Coming from University, more than four years ago now, I kept coming to the question of what is my purpose and why am I here. I felt lost and many of my college friends felt the same. There was always a big question mark after graduation and I kept asking myself "What should I do next?". With having limitless possibilities in life, it makes the choices feel impossible to achieve. Life is so big, and you only get to make these big decisions once. Before making this big life decision about what I wanted to commit myself to professionally, I wanted to explore the world and continue to find more about myself from a personal standpoint. Coming to South Korea, I know that I have achieved all of these aspirations and more, and I now have the confidence that nothing is impossible. In this blog I want to let you know how my time teaching in Korea has allowed me to not only gain professional skills, through teaching students and managing a classroom everyday, but also how my three years abroad has allowed me to learn many life skills which I will take with me no matter where I go after my time in Korea is up.
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How Teaching in Korea Allowed me To Grow Professionally and Personally
Posted on Wed, Dec 06, 2017 @ 06:15 PM
Tags: skills, Teaching skills
Meet Chungdahm Learning Instructor and Songpa Branch's latest addition, Dianna Coleman. Dianna is a great addition to the Songpa team, coming all the way from Southern California. She stumbled across CDL while researching the web for countries to teach English in and somehow found herself falling in love with the idea of Korea and starting her journey as an ESL teacher at Chundahm Learning.
Read MoreTags: English teachers in Korea, learning in korea, instructors, chungdahm learning, teaching abroad, skills, Teaching skills, new teacher
Five Professional Skills You Will Gain by Teaching for ChungDahm
Posted on Wed, Aug 02, 2017 @ 05:17 PM
Often I get asked the question what skills did I gain by teaching in Korea. The answer could be complex depending on an individual’s unique circumstances. It depends on how one makes the most of their time spent living and working in Korea, and how one utilizes their free time accordingly to enhance their lives in various ways. In this blog I will write about the top skills I have gained during my time teaching abroad and will prove to be valuable as I continue to grow professionally.
Read MoreTags: benefits of living in Korea, ESL, teaching abroad, growing with Chungdahm, skills, benefits of ESL, Teaching skills, teaching at CDL, chungdham
Bring on 2016! Top 3 Achievable Goals While Teaching in Korea
Posted on Tue, Jan 05, 2016 @ 03:30 PM
With 2015 having just ended, and the new year has just begun, it's that time of year when people start reflecting on the past year and figuring out what improvements they can make in the New Year. For us ESL teachers, our lives teaching abroad do not always have to depend on the present moment, and we too can make some New Year resolution goals that can set us on an even better course that feels progressive and inspiring. Here are 3 goals that I believe are acheivable for all while teaching in Korea in the New Year.
Read MoreTags: New Years, Teach Abroad, saving money in Korea, teach in Korea, New Year's in Seoul, New Year's in South Korea, travel, traveling, weekend travel, skills