Life and work as a foreigner in Korea.
It’s the end of an era. Maybe that’s overstating it slightly, but it’s pretty big news for me. My mom comes to Korea soon, we will go to Hong Kong and travel around Korea for a few weeks. After she leaves…I’m off on my next great adventure.
These last few weeks in Korea are crazy hectic. I miss having that last week sans work (a la peace corps) so that i can get all of my pre-departure errands taken care of. Here, your visa officially expires on your last contract day, and they work you right to Read More …
So I solved the mystery about the weird “ass steamers” at the gym. According to this website it’s a sort of medicinal treatment. This has been bothering me for months now, trying to figure out what exactly is going on with the occasional instance when I walk into the gym Read More …
This video is the product of my students during our winter English camp. I explained the concept, showed them a few examples of comic music videos and then helped them plan and execute it. The song was 100% their idea, I blame Mamma Mia! Most of the kids had a Read More …
I made a short video tour of my very small, “efficiency-lite” apartment in Korea. This is not a standard apartment, some things are nicer than average and some things are subpar. In my building, I live on the top floor- which has the nicest view but also the smallest apartments. Read More …
About 3 1/2 months ago I came home to Detroit from my 2-year Peace Corps service in the Philippines. In the months leading up to my service, I had planned to transfer to PC China and serve another 2 years, and then go to graduate school. In the end, I Read More …