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South Korea in mid-April

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

From April 2010 to April 2011, this blog is going to have a decidedly East Asian bent.
Had a job interview and I have now got a job with the provincial public school system in Jeollanam-do in south-western South Korea.
This is a good job – with a very reputable recruiter, at a public school and [...]

Morelia… why did you have to break my heart?

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

I’ve been looking for someone like you for awhile. Something special. I had my tulmultuous relationship with Quetzaltenango, but it just didn’t work out in the end. I’ve been with Mexico City, but sometimes it’s just too much. I dallied a bit with Queretaro and Gualajara, but we just didn’t click.
Morelia, we clicked.
At [...]

6 Pieces of Advice for Doing the Celta

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

I’m finished the CELTA. I passed. Now, exhausted, I will look for work. Tomorrow I’m heading for Queretaro, then Guadalajara and Morelia. I am very excited about seeing new places in Mexico.
The CELTA is certainly a great idea for anyone interested in teaching. It is interesting, practical, and made me feel pretty prepared to [...]

Update

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Five days until CELTA course is over. This course is much more stressful than a Masters ever was.
I like teaching… while this might not be what I do forever, I’m gonna give it a whirl for awhile.
Big decisions come next.
First decision: stay in Mexico?
I love Latin America, and I’d really love to [...]

Being an EFL teacher, apparently, makes you hot

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Remember when you have a flower in your hair? Don’t do that again because it make me crazy. You look so so so beautiful.
Okay, maybe I should be creeped out by getting love letters from students, but actually I think it’s completely adorable. There’s nothing sweeter than corny lines written in broken English.
Halfway [...]