You’ve completed the most important part of the process by merely making the decision to go. You’ve decided to take the leap and move to another country (Korea, in this case!) to teach students your native language of English. What next? How do you make the transition from living at home to teaching English as …
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Eight of the Best Sights on the South Island of New Zealand
New Zealand is one of those places that take your breath away on a continual basis. Its two islands are vastly different, but both intriguing in their own ways. The North is a hive of geothermal activity: volcanoes, hot springs, and hot water beaches. The South is chock full of wilderness: epic mountains, beautiful fiords, …
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Guide to Hiking in Yubeng
It started with Tinder. I know, I know, that sounds bad. But if it wasn’t for Tinder, I might never have heard of that place in an alpine valley mere kilometers from the Tibetan border. I might never have seen the photos of misting waterfalls, glacial lakes, and fluttering prayer flags which inspired me to alter …
Nature Cruise in Milford Sound
Fiordland, a vast tract of mountainous terrain that occupies the south-west corner of South Island, New Zealand, is one of the most astounding pieces of land anywhere on God’s earth, and one’s first impulse, standing on a cliff top surveying it all, is simply to burst into spontaneous applause.” – Douglas Adams “Who here is …
Tips on Traveling Alone and Not Going Crazy
It seemed an advantage to be traveling alone. Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity to fit in with the expectations of others…Being closely observed by a companion can also inhibit our observation of others; then, too, we may become caught up in adjusting …
Tips for Filing a Travel Insurance Claim
Years ago, I wrote a post about my ‘hunt for travel insurance‘. I looked at several different companies and ended up picking World Nomads travel insurance as the appropriate option for me. Even as I wrote the post, I was resentful that I had to consider buying insurance. I’d been paying for health and auto insurance …
Traveling as an Introvert
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung Human psychology is fascinating, and it also happens to be something I know next to nothing about. And yet, even people like myself, with next to no knowledge of the field, know what it means when someone is described as an ‘introvert’ or ‘extrovert’. You …
Getting Settled in New Zealand
There’s a real purity in New Zealand that doesn’t exist in the States. It’s actually not an easy thing to find in our world anymore. It’s a unique place because it is so far away from the rest of the world. There is a sense of isolation and also being protected.” – Elijah Wood After …
Four Things to Do in Sokcho
Sokcho; the last major city on South Korea’s east coast before the DMZ. It is an international port, the gateway to Seoraksan National Park, and home to a small community of North Korean refugees. Spending a full two days exploring Sokcho and the attractions around it was an awesome experience. Here is a list of …
The Goseong DMZ
“It will be $270 for two days.” My friend Cody and I stared at the car rental associate. Seriously? For a crappy little sedan? We had plans for the weekend of heading up the east coast of South Korea to Sokcho and, from there, going to the Goseong Demilitarized Zone. Since public transport to the …