#teachinginkorea

[quatresnuku]

Conversation with my 5 year old students

Kid1: Did you make your hair?

Me: Ummmm. Well this is my actual hair so yeah?

Kid1: No teacher did you make? ( they gesture at their head)

Me: Ohhhh are you asking if I did my hair myself? Yes, I did. I always do my hair myself because there is only me at home.

Kid 2: No, Teacher. Dog is at home.

Me: Yeah he is but he cannot braid my hair 🤣

[seouliloquy]

Sometimes I don’t miss them. And sometimes I do…alot. Especially my 6 year old kindergartners and my 2nd graders. The 2nd graders I taught in 1st grade too so we knew each other well and had a great classroom dynamic (most days) and enjoyed learning together. I’ll definitely take the experiences and memories I had from working as an ESL teacher, even the part-time gigs I did as a student, with me as I move forward. #teachinginkorea #lastday #hagwon #expatinkorea #esl #korea #seoul #goodbye (at Seoul, Korea) https://www.instagram.com/p/CatNXNKPQh8/?utm_medium=tumblr

[wndrlstbryn]

I made a vision board for the next five years these are all goals that can be achieved.

First is that I want to graduate college and become a pre-k or elementary teacher

Second is I wanna go to Korea

Third I want to get my esthetician’s license

Fourth I wanna because an English teacher in Korea

[pleasantlyladylike-blog]

Dating Story in Korea - WooYoung

WooYoung. 

His name will be, without doubt, forever ingrained in my mind for two reasons. One, my friend told me that was the name of a 2PM member, who we had just saw when we spent the weekend outside the JYP building like two completely normal crazies (but we saw all of 2PM and Got7.) And two, it was my very first encounter with the “Korean boys.”

How we met - You kinda stalker-ish, BUT YOU CUTE SOOOO….

So first off, not all creepiness is the same. Let me explain. If a completely handsome, well-groomed, fit man follows you from your subway train all the way to your apartment building’s elevator… would you be upset and scared for your life? Well I sure wasn’t. So that happened. 

And as I pressed the up(?) button, someone tapped me and said in a really deep and gentle tone, “Excuse me?”  Ah I remember the awkwardness vividly. And mind you, this was my second week in Korea and I had no idea what anything was happening. Anyway, there was no small talk. I believe he asked my name and for my number. He’s efficient. I dug that. A few minutes later I got a message from him. 

He was a lawyer.

He went to Yonsei. He was 28. He was a lawyer. The picture on his KakaoTalk was him being featured in an article.. Like my picture was me holding a latte with my face on it like it was the greatest thing ever invented. Anyways, my friends and co-teacher told me he was probably lying about what he did. I say HATERZ. I still don’t know if the math adds up.

Every time I met him he wore a perfect suit with perfect hair. Oh, he wore glasses. And he kind of had big front teeth and a sophisticated nerdy look to him. I would say he was a 8/10.

His English in his messages was good. I was worried that he wouldn’t be able to speak fast enough in person. Nope. It was perfect. As for the message content, we had cute banter more so than the funny, witty, and dry back-and-forths that I like. ATM I was living for his messages though. They were so sweet.

First meeting - A drama-filled date - K-Drama that is!

First meeting. It was so cute! I remember I saw him first all the way inside the bookstore where he was heading out.  He wasn’t looking at me, but I was like, “Oh, I want to be caught off-guard and causal. Staring at this piece of artwork on the wall. Cause, like, I’m so cultured and into art… Anyway, that’s what happened. We got coffee and sat at the Cheongyecheon. Conversation was good. It was September and a little chilly, and I mentioned that I was worried because I hadn’t packed and brought over a jacket. Then he asked, “What size do you wear?” Guys, he was going to buy me a jacket, so I didn’t freeze... in early September!

My Kdrama ladies, he totally put his hand around my wrist to guide me while we were walking sometimes. He also patted my head once and I instantly made a mental note to tell all my friends that these things really do happen irl. 

I remember he changed the time to be later and still showed up 30 minutes late. Wah.

So what happened?

I think after the first meeting he asked if we could date officially, which threw me off, because I’ve never had someone ask me that so directly. We went out for 2 months. I could count the times I met him on one hand though. We messaged hourly, but he could never make the time to see me. Because of that I definitely had the feeling that I was his side chick. Eventually, I figured there was no point of going out with someone I barely saw in person. After some very skillfully crafted messages and a phone call, my first fling in Korea came to an end. 

I never got a coat.  

[caitlininkorea89]

Cafe aesthetics on point, my style 💐 . . . #seoul #hapjeong #southkorea #teachinginkorea #teachinkorea #imagineyourkorea #eslteacher #iseoulu #dailylife #lifeinkorea #Youtuber #vlogger #vlogging #caitlininkorea #서울 #photo #photography #phonephotography #cafe #카페 #floral #flowers #aesthetics #cafeaesthetics #꽃 #selca #selfie #셀스타그램 #카페스타그램 #latenightpost (at CAFE REDBIG 카페 레드빅)

[archivistariel]

I would like to share with you the absolute adorableness of something my students made this week. When you put wires inside & connect it to a computer & hold one wire, the keyboard becomes a piano thx to the playdoh! #studentcreativity #teachinginkorea #ilovemyjob #kpopart https://www.instagram.com/p/B6pJeflJ0w2/?igshid=wd9pcy6qii1c

[minhoandthebabes]

I would like to thank my mom for giving me her creative gift so I can beautify my classroom~ (and my students for making awesome apples and leaves!!) . . . #school #teaching #teachinginkorea(Seoul, South Korea에서)

[blindphoenix]

Most of my little cuties~ #mydrawing #watercolor #teachinginkorea

[quatresnuku]

The other day I told my one girl in my kindie class that her coat looks like a marshmallow (it is a big poofy jacket) so today when she came in she announced"Teacher, I am no marshmallow. Me is friend!!!" 🤣🤣🤣

[nessie-senpai]

One of my students drew me xD how cute... #student #class #art #potd #teachinginkorea #학원 #학생 #김포 (at 김포아트홀)

[loldiana]

This one is my favorite so far. So creative. It looks like a starfish which is fitting for a brochure about #Busan. #teachinginkorea #teacheslkorea

[idrivebradford-blog]

#i #idrive #idrivesafe #idrivebradford #idrive360 #driving #teacher #teachersofinstagram #teachinginkorea #teachinglife #teachingdrivers #drivinginstructor #learners #drivinglessonsbradford #bradford #bradfordcity #bradfordcity #bradfordcollege

[pleasantlyladylike-blog]

Ask me anything about Korea.

Lol I will answer VERY honestly.

[catarinadonado]

Meet my lovely co-workers 🤗😊 #teachinkorea #teachinginkorea #myEPIKadventure (at Geumcheon District)

[cziggy]

I am exhausted but they did well. #kidsareawesome #MovieClub #englishasasecondlanguage #esl #teachinginkorea #korea #elementaryschool #incheon (at Incheon, Korea)

[abost88]

Went on a tour with #snstour this weekend. Was a blast! Thanks @_fabulousnat for helping me shoot this video! Check out the video at the link in my bio! Or by finding me on youtube at abost88. #travelinginkorea #foreignersnstour #gongju #lotusfestival #chungcheongnamdo #teachinginkorea (at Chungcheongnam-do)