Teacher Blog

Dustin works for Chung Dahm Learning April English in Seoul, South Korea. Having lived abroad before, his passion is traveling and experiencing different cultures, so he jumped at the opportunity to teach in Korea. He thinks working with kids can be a lot of fun, and he's getting to travel in Korea and the rest of Asia. A life-long Portland Trail Blazers fan, the hardest part about being away from home is missing the NBA season, but thankfully he has found a way to watch with NBA Online...

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Tiffany grew up in small town Mississippi, and she has always been up for an adventure! She found her way to the Lone Star State where she graduated with a BS in Human Development and Family Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin. She continues to be an avid Longhorns fan and catches a game whenever she has the opportunity. Traveling and living abroad has been a long time desire that seemed to never go away. After completing her Masters in May 2009, thankfully, she found an opportunity through Aclipse to live and work abroad in South Korea. She is currently enjoying her time exploring Asia and teaching children English for Chung Dahm Learning in WonJu, South Korea. She hopes many people will choose to pursue such a challenging endeavor as this. It's a once in a life time opportunity!

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A former US Peace Corps Volunteer, Jonny Finity has been traveling since 2003. He has written for The Roanoke Times, Twende (an upscale East African travel magazine), and The Matador Network (the world's largest online travel magazine). Having lived in DC, Maine, Kenya and Spain, he now teaches high school English in Pohang, South Korea.

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As her college career in Michigan came to a close and the world outside started looking hungrier, the threat of a life of predictability of began to settle around Sarah Julian's shoulders...Until she realized that the apocalyptic economy at home was the greatest graduation gift she could have hoped for! Now, here she is teaching upper Elementary and Middle School English for CDL in the southwest side of Seoul, where daily life is a kaleidoscope of motion, kimchi comes with everything and opportunities to expand ones horizons abound. Check out her blog to read about Sarah's daily adventures in Korea!

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A native New Jersian, Katie Lang graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in August, and made her way over to SoKo on Thanksgiving morning! Now, she's settling into a routine at her branch in Daegu, South Korea, teaching with ChungDahm April. Read about the journey she took to get to Korea, and some tidbits from Katie's everyday life teaching English overseas. Every day is still an adventure!

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Danny and Katy Doerksen are from Colorado Springs, CO. They are music enthusiasts, foodies, and love playing board games. They love to travel and wanted to see the world before it passed them by, so they decided to teach English with EPIK in South Korea and are currently teaching in the beautiful city of Andong! Yeah KIMCHI!

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Audrey Eagle taught middle and high school language arts for five years in sunny Florida before moving to South Korea. She now teaches for Chungdahm Learning in Suji with the most fantastic coworkers imaginable!

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A transplant from Arlington, Texas, Lindsy's now living in the Jung-gu district in Busan, South Korea, teaching for the EPIK program. Lindsy is enjoying the bustle of a big city and doing her best not to get trampled while entering and exiting the buses! This is her first year as a teacher, and so far it has been incredibly rewarding. The kids and co-workers are great! Living and working in Korea promises to bring new situations, challenges, and struggles, but to that, Lindsy says: 'Bring it.' In her words, 'How else am I going to learn?' We couldn't agree more.

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Mark is a recent college grad who decided that he wanted to try out teaching and travel Asia, and somehow found himself in Korea. He currently works at the Pyeongchon Branch of Chungdahm, in Anyang, which is about 20 minutes south of Seoul. Mark's a big fan of sports and the outdoors, and Korea has certainly satisfied his cravings in those areas. He teaches elementary and middle school students, and while it can be a serious challenge at times, Mark really loves getting to know his students!

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Rebecca Weise is busy teaching for ChungDahm Learning's April English, in Suwon, a city just south of Seoul. Sometimes scatter-brained, but always well-intentioned (and doing her best to cover a few tattoos during her working hours), Rebecca is especially enjoying her hilarious primary school students! They make every day in the classroom an adventure.

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Carlos Nicolas Gonzalez actually goes by 'Nick' and is originally from Houston, Texas. He studied International Relations (with a focus on China) and East Asian Studies in Baltimore, at Johns Hopkins University. After living abroad in college, Nick knew he wanted another taste of the Asian culture and chose South Korea! He was hired through Aclipse to work in Cheongju, for Chungdahm Learning, and the city couldn't be a better combination of city lights and scenic nature; he's currently planning a hiking trip with his colleagues and attends weekly wii bowling tournaments downtown with the other foreigners. Check out his blog here to read about his day-to-day episodes in Cheongju (he promises not to write in the 3rd person)!

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Alisa Williams is from the Washington DC area, but right now she's living and teaching at the Chungdahm Institute in Suwon, just south of Seoul. While teaching her students English, she's also trying to teach herself Korean (an awesome challenge) and generally exploring everything Korea has to offer!

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As an American, educated in Canada and now working in the city of Daejeon in South Korea, Kristina Eisenhower considers herself a citizen of the world and consumer of new experiences, especially traveling overseas. When she is not busy teaching high school and training Korean teachers in English through the EPIK program, she can be found trying her hand at cooking Korean food at home, taking a soak in the hot mineral springs and expanding her horizons by exploring all that Korea and the rest of Asia has to offer! Read about her journey right here.

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Renee Draszkiewicz is from Chicago, IL and just completed her Teaching of History degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago. After working as a substitute in the Chicago public schools, Renee decided to get more teaching experience by going overseas! 'I have come to a point in my life where I would like to explore more opportunities to gain unique experiences in order to open new doors,' said Renee. Renee’s also working on a Masters degree in Literacy, Language, and Culture, which inspired her passion to learn more about how education is effected by culture. 'While I adore my family and friends at home (and it saddens me a great deal to leave my French bulldog at home) I have this [passion] to explore the world and travel and find that now is the best time in my life to do so. I'm looking forward to connecting with new and different people, and stepping outside of my comfort zone in the anticipation of learning more about Korean culture, education, and myself!' You can read more about Renee and her adventures living in northeast Seoul and working for ChungDahm Learning right here!

Read Renee's blog here.