After a month of teaching and getting settled in, the first major Korean holiday rolled around. “Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea. This year it took place on September 20-22 which was Monday through Wednesday. This also means that we all got a … Continue reading Chuseok Adventures: A Four Day Tour of My Province
After packing up my little hotel home of two weeks, I waited for the front desk to call and give me the go-ahead to finally leave my room for the first time in two weeks. After a bit of a struggle to get my luggage onto the bus, we headed off for EPIK orientation. The … Continue reading A New Adventure Begins
After a very tearful goodbye to my family, I started my trek through the winding security line at Denver International Airport. I have never traveled solo before so I was anxious to get through TSA and get to my gate so I could have a second to catch my breath. Luckily, the first flight I … Continue reading First 2 Weeks in Seoul…or a Hotel Room in Seoul
This is part 2 to my EPIK Journey. If you haven't read part 1, you can read it here so you aren't confused! From the time my documents were received in Korea to the time I got my placement, it was about two and a half months of waiting, and while that was the longest … Continue reading My EPIK Journey (part 2!)
February 25th, 2020: “As you may have seen, last night the US Center for Disease Control raised its travel advisory for South Korea to “Warning Level 3” due to the increase in the country of confirmed covid-19 cases. As a result, CIEE has made the decision to cancel the Arts and Sciences program in Seoul … Continue reading The beginning of the journey into EPIK
Carly in Korea 