First Steps
Here we are starting a new travel blog! The first post is always the worst...
But here we go anyhow!
For those of you who know, and those of you who don't, I will be heading off to South Korea by the end of this month to teach English as a Foreign Language with ChungDahm Learning (CDL). I have been placed at the April Byeollae (별내) Campus in Namyangju (남양주), a satellite city of Seoul.
The Yellow Splotch is my approximate location. Google Maps is a little tricky to search Korean Addresses on since they're laid out differently. I will be able to get a more accurate location when I'm there and I actually figure out how the addresses work!
Google Images is not particularly kind in terms of looking at the city or surrounding countryside, but here are a couple of nice pictures I found to give you a decent idea of what I will be surrounded by.
CDL has three different ages/institutions: i-Garten (an English immersive type kindegarten), April Institute (Elementary School age), and ChungDahm Institute (high school age). Both April and CDI are after-school schools or hagwons ( 학원), while i-Garten is more of an immersive daycare.
I will be provided housing through the school which I will be able to move into after my first week of training. They are currently looking to get me into the July 30-August 3 training week, but that might be dependent on how quickly they can get my visa stuff together. This would give me a July 27 leaving date (in order to arrive on the 28th and have one day for time change adjustments).
At the moment, I just have a year-long contract but ChungDahm loves it when people stay longer so if it's a good fit I'll be staying indefinitely!
It's all very exciting and terrifying, but I know that God will be faithful and keep in through all the changes and culture shock.
I will be posting periodically when I am there and will post the link on Facebook when I update. I'm not sure how subscriptions and things work on blogger but if you want to subscribe or whatever feel free to do so!
But here we go anyhow!
For those of you who know, and those of you who don't, I will be heading off to South Korea by the end of this month to teach English as a Foreign Language with ChungDahm Learning (CDL). I have been placed at the April Byeollae (별내) Campus in Namyangju (남양주), a satellite city of Seoul.
The Yellow Splotch is my approximate location. Google Maps is a little tricky to search Korean Addresses on since they're laid out differently. I will be able to get a more accurate location when I'm there and I actually figure out how the addresses work!
Google Images is not particularly kind in terms of looking at the city or surrounding countryside, but here are a couple of nice pictures I found to give you a decent idea of what I will be surrounded by.
CDL has three different ages/institutions: i-Garten (an English immersive type kindegarten), April Institute (Elementary School age), and ChungDahm Institute (high school age). Both April and CDI are after-school schools or hagwons ( 학원), while i-Garten is more of an immersive daycare.
I will be provided housing through the school which I will be able to move into after my first week of training. They are currently looking to get me into the July 30-August 3 training week, but that might be dependent on how quickly they can get my visa stuff together. This would give me a July 27 leaving date (in order to arrive on the 28th and have one day for time change adjustments).
At the moment, I just have a year-long contract but ChungDahm loves it when people stay longer so if it's a good fit I'll be staying indefinitely!
It's all very exciting and terrifying, but I know that God will be faithful and keep in through all the changes and culture shock.
I will be posting periodically when I am there and will post the link on Facebook when I update. I'm not sure how subscriptions and things work on blogger but if you want to subscribe or whatever feel free to do so!
Safe travels Hannah!
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