Blog

1. Journey to English

   August 26, 2021
   Dear Reader:  Greetings, from our first week of teaching. I am teacher: Alyssa 알리싸, Eric 에릭. The lead-up to teaching on Wednesday was nerve-wracking for me. It was like a really important birthday party; or maybe that I set up a surprise event, and I have everything ready, but now…

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2. DGEV - Orientation

   August 19, 2021
   Dear Reader We have exited quarantine! Sunday, August 8th we got a tour of the campus from Brian (academic director) and he helped lug our bags over to our permanent dorms.  It felt good to be out-and-about. We were staring at a part of the campus and wondering what has…

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3. Arrival: Daegu, South Korea

   August 15, 2021
   Dear Reader We have arrived. We landed in Seoul, South Korea on July 25th at around 4 pm SK time. It was an 11-hour flight, we left Seattle at 1 pm Saturday, Aug. 24th, we traveled for a little more than 24 hours? I’m writing this entry 20 days into…

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4. Don’t Stop Going Out

   May 27, 2020
   I remember Juliette asking me: do you feel like you come out on these hikes with me: I can never tell if you actually like climbing peaks, or if you don’t like to stop.”That’s loosely verbatim The hikes she took me on were the best she could muster. Driving in…

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5. Movement to a New City - Reflected

   April 29, 2020
   515, Seattle, WA, ‘the Fairmont’ I look back on this time, and for me, it’s a learning lesson of how to integrate into a new neighborhood and space, and how to make friends. I look back on what Eric did in the beginning and what I did or didn’t do.…

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