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September 16th 2007

Published: September 17th 2007

Annyong! After dozens of games of Go-Fish, hundreds of WAYGOOK SARAM!'s, and pounds of kimchi consumed, my stint as an English teacher in Korea is *sob* over. I won't go much into the ~technicalities~ of the English business in this blog as Jenni Jen wrote a fabulous guide here but if you want any insight on the sub-legal aspects of the English biz I would be glad to offer advice ^_^ South Kore... Read Full Entry

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17th September 2007

Kent Converse
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Another Great Blog!!!!
Kate, nice to hear from you and what an interesting blog. The best I ever heard on Korea. What does TMI mean. You lost me there. I leave for Vietnam Nov. 4, 07 for six months. Say hello to your great family. Warm Regards, Kent

17th September 2007

megerah5872
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WOW
I PERSONALLY THINK THIS WAS THE BEST BLOG ENTRY I HAVE EVER READ. ENGLISH TEACHERS RULE.

17th September 2007

dangerrob
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^_^
"It made life easy for me, but it's wrong and it sucks." I love the way you articulate that tension <3

17th September 2007

dangerrob
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^_^
omg your photos are so beautiful, is it sad that I'm most fascinated by the LaLa teletubbie creature?

17th September 2007

Melanie
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What's a PoC?
Really entertaining blog entry. I'm a Korean-Chinese-Canadian (my mom's from Seoul) and I definitely want to visit sometime soon! I too think it's atrocious that many Asian countries prefer/only hire Caucasian looking people... For someone who's interested in teaching English, but is partially Asian, this is incredibly frustrating!

17th September 2007

Lacey
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Aww!
I AM SO JEALOUS, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS! I'm really not keen on the whole sojourning out on my own in a foreign country where I don't speak the language aspect of ti though.

17th September 2007

Kate Hildebrand
Kate Hildebrand

Hi Melanie
PoC = people of color= non-white person. I got a little sloppy on my abbreviations. And yeah you might have to fight a little bit to get work over here but that K-belief that only white people can speak English has got to go. If you can speak fluent Korean that would be a plus, you do see quite a few ads for Gyopos. Canadians get a 6 months tourist visa free btw ^_^

17th September 2007

James
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i'm coming with you next time
best entry evverr. seriously, i am. sold. i'll give you a ring around christmas time if you're around. have a good semester...

19th September 2007

Marcoelitaliano
Marco Daprile

A gifted teacher.
Being myself a foreigner (meaning not english mother-tongue apart from not korean) I always saw the EFL business from the other side and, believe me, the first quality I used to look for in a teacher was sense of humour, not technical perfection. The teaching school you have enroled in will probably improve your skills but the raw material seems to be already excepcionally good. I somehow loved this entry. Ah, by the way, would I chose a language school employing young and attractive blond girls rather than one where teachers look like mummies? ... YES, I would :-)

19th September 2007

Christine
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Kate Kate Kate
Kate, what can I say. you are seriously amazing. You should be a writer. I LOVE reading these.

22nd September 2007

Stephen Paul
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

Kate has Seoul
You should be getting a commission from the Korean Tourist Board!

16th December 2007

anonymous
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anyong!
Hello

30th January 2008

elisha
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excellent advice
Hey I just found your blog. Thx so much for all the good info. Im planning on going to south korea in april to start teaching and im so excited. I love reading all the stories on here and the endless opportunities to travel. Do you have any other advice for those teaching english abroad for the 1st time? thx again elisha

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