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• Some thoughts on teaching English in China and Indonesia 8 years ago It’s been more than a year since my last post but I think i’s important to put some information out there for prospective English teachers. After I left Korea in 2015 my went to China. I had a two year plan and was very excited about the position I’d accepted with EF 6 months prior …...
• New horizons 9 years ago Hi everyone, This is just a quick update to say that I moved to China recently in order to learn more about this fascinating country. I hope that you have found my blog on Korea useful and that you will enjoy your time there as much as I did mine. x
• Freediving update/feedback 9 years ago I spent March in the Philippines improving my freediving and I’m happy to say that despite some sinus issues early on and a cold in somewhere in the middle, I am now certified as SSI Level 2 Instructor. A few tips on preparing for your course: – choose a center that makes time for your …...
• Pohang Soju cocktail restaurant Damichon 9 years ago A while back my school had dinner at a pretty famous-in-Korea restarurant/ bar called Damichon (다미촌). The lady who owns the establishment is kind of like Tom Cruise in Cocktail, just taller. She started as a server but made so much money with her skillz, red lipstick and toit tops that she...
• Dokdo bread 9 years ago If you live in Korea you know that passions run high when it comes to Dokdo, that tiny rock near Ulleungdo that somehow got left ouf of the peace treaty between Japan and Korea after the Korean War ended. “Dokdo is Korea” as the slogan goes and although Korea currently occupies this tiny,...

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