Genesis

Check out a dancer's guide to taking class at the famous 1Million Dance Studio in Gangnam, South Korea!

(No drama was had during the trip or in the writing of this blog) To See or Not to See the DMZ Back home, most of the news from Korea focused heavily on the actions of North Korea; along with the tense relations between the U.S., South, and North Korea. News reports in general tend to induce fear amongst the public. So when I told people that I had planned on moving to South Korea, a lot of them brought up the subject. You’re not going to North Korea right? Is it safe in Sout

Winter (Camp) Is Coming Winter camp is long behind me, but Korean winter is still upon me. Hopefully not for much longer! I am finally able to sit and write about my 1st experience teaching the camps. Surprisingly, a couple of teachers have told me their camps didn't start until this month. EPIK teachers in Korea are required to teach both summer and winter English camps in-between school semesters. As a new teacher, the thought of what and how to teach winter camp plagued me

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! As I'm writing this, I'm sure my family and friends are waking up and gearing up to be knee deep in Thanksgiving prep. Perhaps even for some of you, you'll be waking up and tending to a slight hangover from last night's pre-Thanksgiving festivities. To those of you running the annual turkey trot...bless you. Korea doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving today, though they have a similar holiday honoring autumn, called Chuseok in September. This is my 1st T

The lush green foliage around Korea has finally turned into a vibrant array of beautiful fall colors! I'm trying to fit in as many outdoor activities as possible before it gets too cold here. Over the weekend, some of my friends and I signed up for a full day of outdoor activities with Seoul Hiking and Nature group. They are wonderful with providing activities that are fun for every fitness level and also cater to multiple interests. So far every outing I've done with them ha

THEY CALL ME GENY TEACHER. Yes I answer to a new name now. I got a few laughs whenever I told teachers and students that my name was Genesis like the Hyundai Genesis car. After thinking about it the school staff said yea your name is awesome,but you should probably shorten it. So Geny (Jenny) Teacher it is! My first day of school was August 28th - I was anxious to meet everyone and scope out the scene as there was a VERY last minute change in my situation. (but more on that l

It's hard to believe that I have already been in Korea for over one week! Below are my experiences during orientation. For one week, the EPIK program (English Program in Korea) hosted roughly 215 English teachers from around the world at Daegu Haany University. Together, we represented 62 countries! I met so many people from places like the UK, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland to name a few. My roomie was from Scotland. It was very reassuring to see so many p