2011 KOTESOL NatCon

Something About Years

On February 25th, 2003, I arrived at Incheon International Airport in South Korea. A day earlier I had told my parents that I would "only be staying for one, maybe two years." Well, Monday marks my 5 year mark. It truly doesn't seem like it's been that long. What have I done in that 5 year period?

February 2003-May 2004

• Taught at Kid's Herald School in Noeun Dong, Daejeon
  
• Spent Chusack in Japan with Jesse and Liz
• Spent the Chinese New Year in The Philippines
• Went home to Canada for a few weeks.
  

June 2004-July 2007

• Taught at Little English School in Nonsan
  
• Spent Chusack 2004 in China
• Spent the 2005 Chinese New Year in Singapore
• Went home to Canada for a couple of weeks in the summer of 2005
• Spent Chusack 2005 in Hong Kong
• Went to Vietnam and Cambodia for week in the summer of 2006
• Spent Chusack 2006 (plus an extra week) in Canada

August 2007

• Worked at a summer camp in Ilsan

September 2007 -

• Began teaching at Woosong University in Daejeon
  

Now the big question: How much longer will I stay? The answer: At least another 2 years. I'll be doing my master's degree in TESOL while I teach at Woosong. The coursework starts next week and the entire degree will take 4 semesters to complete.

Other than that, there's nothing much else new going on. I'm hoping to go to Thailand for a couple of weeks this summer and will definitely be going home for Christmas again this year.

Something About Being Home for Christmas

Well, for the first time since 2002, I'll be home for Christmas! I land in Toronto on Saturday, December 15 at 3:30 p.m. and go back to Korea on January 5 at 9:00 a.m. . I can't wait to get home!

Something About Korean Speech Contests

I participated in a Korean speech contest on Saturday. I knew my lines but stumbled on the stage. I got fourth place but I don't think I deserved. Oh, well. It just gives me more motivation to study harder.