Thailand is hot. Very hot. In fact it has three seasons - hot, very hot and extremely hot. We got here in April - the hottest month when temperatures are 36-40 degrees every day. On the bright side, it also means this is the month of Songkran - the Thai New Year which they celebrate with…..a big water fight! To be honest, some aspects of Thailand, and particularly Bangkok, have been disappointing. Whether it was the meal-less, 7 hour Air Asia flight from Jap...

Kyoto was the top destination I wanted to visit in Japan. It is the historical capital and so has lots of cultural things to see and do. We were staying in the Gion District in a lovely hostel called Ayado. The Gion district is where the Geisha's live and work. We were lucky to be there during the time of a festival so got to see some Maiko (geisha's in training) dances. On our first evening there we went out and explored the area, visiting the Yasaka Jinja Shrin...

Hey everyone, it's been 7 weeks since my last blog but i've finally got around to blogging again. My last month in Korea was pretty quiet. They have an odd system where they have two main semesters - March - July and September - December, and then there is a third semester for a few weeks in February in which most classes seem to be cancelled, the kids go on trips or watch movies, the textbooks have already been covered and everyone is unsure what to do. Still, t...

Hey everyone, So here's another update. It's 1st of February which means I only have a couple more weeks here in Korea. It's been an amazing adventure and I've seen so many wonderful things and experienced a completely different culture. So since the last post, I did two weeks of winter camps. This consisted of 4 hours of teaching in the morning each day. I taught grades 1-6 elementary school. The grade 1's I taught the alphabet to, grade 2's learned some...

Wow, it's 2016 and I have less than two months left in Korea. What an amazing year 2015 was - moving to the other side of the world, experiencing a completely different culture, trying many new foods, seeing many beautiful places and learning a lot about myself as I grew as a teacher. There have been various up's and down's over the year but for the most part it has been a wonderful experience that I highly recommend to anyone. So my last post was 6 weeks ago - ...