Tag: living in South Korea

Unique experiences in Seoul are part of the package when you teach in South Korea for a year. These experiences are recommended by Reach To Teach teachers. We hope you enjoy them and we’d love to hear from you. What’s something that you absolutely don’t want to miss in Seoul? Have you been to Seoul? What’s your most recommended activity?

What are the differences in teaching in Taiwan compared to South Korea in 2023? Reach To Teach gets many questions about this topic, so our staff writer Meghan broke it down for you.

Ah! The joys of free time! A year ago, I was a busy beaver. There was so much to do back then; documents after documents needed to be filled, apostilled, signed- a long list of tasks needed to get done.

Guest post by Willynn Thompson – The 2016-2017 school year came to an official close in February, when I had my last week of school experiences in Korea.

Happy New Year in Korea! 새해 복 많이 받으세요! The holiday season has slowly come to an end, the new year has begun. Christmas was spent with friends in Jeonju. It was a truly remarkable experience. New memories were created and there was a lot of laughter involved.

Christmas in Korea is fairly interesting. It’ not as big of a deal like in the United States. Playing secret Santa with colleagues in the office is non-existent. Decorating personal spaces with Christmas decorations is seen more as a daunting task than a joyful occasion. All the teachers are anticipating the end of the holiday season because that means one thing, vacation.

Winter vacation in Korea is almost upon us. It’s finally the last week of classes! As I write this, I am breathing a long sigh of relief. I appreciate my job and the energetic children I work with, but the time has now come when I’m in desperate need of a break.

Korean weddings take on quite a different format to a western wedding. What comes to mind when you hear the word wedding? Perhaps you think of a bride and groom, family and close friends. I know that’s what I think about when I hear the word wedding.