Korea 029 – The Foreigner Party
THE FOREIGNER PARTY One of the highlights of English teaching life in Seoul is the foreigner party. There are many […]
Korea – First Days Teaching English
Korea 023 – The Guys and Itaewon
THE GUYS AND ITAEWON Each night when I returned to the Inn Sung Do, my pace quickened as I approached
Korea 022 – Student Nicknames
In spite of their bizarre ways, my inability to adapt and the resulting trauma, I became very fond of my
Korea 021 – My Battle Cry
On the rare occasion when he had something to say to all the foreign teachers, Director Lee communicated with us
Korea 020 – Mr. Lee the Director
The front door was usually locked with heavy iron bars that early in the morning. I went in through the
Korea 019 – Insane Bus Drivers
In the end, things worked out very well. Some other classes were formed and my hours increased and FLS became
Korea 018 – A Job at FLS
FLS I learned through another teacher that FLS, the imaginatively named Foreign Language School, was looking for an English teacher
Korea 017 – Weasel and Dust
WEASEL AND DUST I began work at KAL (Korean American Language) on Wednesday and quit on Saturday after three nightmarish
Korea 016 – The Subway War
I enjoyed going to Kyongbokkung. It was one of the larger stops and had been designed to double as an
Korea 015 – My Morning Routine
The days at the Munwha drifted surreally by, the change from one to the next barely noticed in my exhausted