by Matt | Jul 16, 2017 | Korea
Out of all the good decisions I’ve made in my life, taking the plunge and coming over in 2011 to teach in Korea was easily in the top five. Sounds pretty dramatic, but for a (painfully) shy 24 year old kid from the suburbs of Canada, who’d never travelled...
by Matt | Apr 9, 2017 | Korea
One of the first decisions you need to make in order to teach English in Korea is to decide what kind of job you want. For the majority of first-time teachers, you have two choices- working in a Korean public school, or working in a private academy (known in Korea as...
by Matt | May 23, 2016 | Korea
I like to think that when it comes to all issues related to teaching in Korea, I’m on the ball. That said, after a job interview I did for the EPIK Program, I must say that, even after the interview was over, I still didn’t completely understand a.) what EPIK is, and...
by Matt | Mar 23, 2016 | Korea
For a lot of people, going to Korea to teach English is their first experience living in a foreign country. For some, it may even be the first time they’ve lived on their own. Even if you’re an experienced traveller, the prospect of actually moving to a...
by Matt | Jan 17, 2016 | Korea
“Hey Matt, I’m thinking of coming over to Korea to teach, can you recommend a good recruiter?” I get this question repeatedly. People ask me all the time. I also see it asked on forums, social media and blogs. Or it will be some slight variation-...
by Matt | Jan 14, 2016 | Korea
Hogwans in Korea get a bad rap among ESL teachers. The internet is littered with horror stories, and there’s no shortage of teachers waiting to tell you about how they got screwed over. The for-profit English sector in Korea is an industry that, while highly...
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