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North America » United States » New Jersey » Monmouth County November 14th 2009

I've moved on to the next stage of the application process! Things have been a little hectic around here as I get ready to depart for a fine adventure halfway around the globe. I finally finished my TEFL certification. I should be receiving my certificate in the mail sometime soon. I have also been mailed the material for the other, "bonus" certificate that Kate and I got when we signed to get our TEFL certificate-- the Certificate for Teaching English to Young Learners. Fitting, considering this is exactly what I will be doing when I complete training after touching down in Korea on November 27th. I received my visa code earlier this week-- it was much sooner than CDL had expected. Because of this, Ben, my contact at CDL, told me that my school wanted me ... read more

North America » United States » New Jersey » Monmouth County November 4th 2009

I've reached a bit of a block as far as it comes to writing my NaNoWriMo novel (November is National Novel Writing Month, to those of you who don't know), so I figure that I might as well start my travel blog. Let's start at the beginning: my senior year of college. Last October, my awesome roomate Kate ( Kate in Africa for those of you who don't know her) was scouring the internet for different travel opportunities, volunteer work, and jobs. We discussed some of the things she had found on a nice brisk walk to the local Giant Eagle. Among some of the options she rattled off, she mentioned seeing a post about teaching English in South Korea. It piqued my interest. I love kids, I love English-- and hey, let's be honest, the ... read more




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