Blogs from Yongin, South Korea, Asia - page 3

Leaving Getting my visa, selling my car, packing and booking a flight to SK all happened in a week. Needless to say, it was hectic. I was left with surprisingly little information about my work and accomodation; they just basically said "fly over and we'll have a caravan pick you up." Hey thanks guys, I appreciate the detail when you consider the length of time I plan to stay here. *** The Un-Hawaii Weather When I first got of the airport, it was probably around 50 degrees F. Being that the airplane and airport were controlled environments (i.e. warm as hell), I didn't mind it when I first stepped outside at 6PM with only 3 layers of clothes. I exhaled and was greeted by the unfamiliar sight of my breath. The driver offered me a cigarette... ... read more

Last month was one of the most intense months since I’ve been in Korea. I was in Yongin for winter camp with about 170 little kids. It was crazy. I arrived at camp at the beginning of the month and the kids came right after. The kids arrived with their parents with a red carpet for them to walk down with the teachers on each side clapping and welcoming them. Man, it was pretty Korean. That day the students had a welcome ceremony where they had to walk through a balloon arch to leave the “Korean Zone” and enter the “English Only Zone”. The students were at camp for four weeks and expected to speak only English for the full four weeks. At camp the students had a sticker system; they got stickers if they did ... read more

I realize that I haven't written in a very very long time, but honestly not much has been happening. I've been working a lot and not doing a whole whole lot on the weekends because i'm generally too tired after a week with 41 kids. I've made a few good friends here now though so i'm feel a lot better about being here. Last Saturday I started losing my voice and yesterday when I woke up I basically couldn't talk. Today the owner of the school took me to an E.N.T (yes that's right, I just walked into an ENT's office without needing to wait like 6 months to see one) and after he shoved a very uncomfortable camera down my throat he told me that I have a swollen larynx and put me on bedrest ... read more

Here are some pictures so far :D. Hope that you all enjoy them all! This is just a short entry, not much is new, i'm still busy with school! This weekend i'm going to take in some festivities and meet up with someone i've met through friends. I'm thinking of all of you!... read more

Hey Everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that I have arrived in Korea, i've been here for about a week and a half so far. When I first arrived, my ankles were swollen from not drinking enough water and walking around enough on the plane but they did go back to normal after a couple of days. I haven't really had much of an opportunity to search around Yongin yet as we've been really busy with school. That is going ok, but I feel that it could be going a lot better. I have not fallen in love with Korea in the least and am really home sick right now. As it looks right now, i'm really truely honestly considering ending my contract after 6 months. Unless there are some drastic changes I should ... read more