Week 1 안녕? DukeEngage 처음이지? (Hey? It’s your first time at DukeEngage right?) PublishedSeptember 25, 2019 by Martin Trinh Finally, we have finished our first week in Seoul, South Korea. All of us can agree that the flights … Read more
New Face PublishedAugust 03, 2018 by James Feng Before we started teaching at Wooridul, I told myself that leaving this school would not be as hard as leaving … Read more
New Challenge, New Life PublishedJuly 16, 2018 by Jea Hyun Kim After a week of teaching my North Korean students, I realized that it was difficult to get to know them … Read more
Reunion PublishedJuly 11, 2018 by Jea Hyun Kim Coming from a school full of vibrant and young students, I felt weird standing in front of students who are … Read more
Hello?! Woorideul PublishedJuly 11, 2018 by James Feng This week we started teaching at the Woorideul School. But first, a little background. This school specializes in teaching people … Read more
Week 6: Unfamiliar Streets PublishedJuly 11, 2018 by Melody Hong Week 6 marked a new page in our time in Korea. We moved from Jiguchon to Wooridul, and to me, … Read more
Group Blog #6 DukeEngage South Korea PublishedJuly 10, 2018 by Peining Yang & Brandon Bui This week, our group began teaching at Woorideul School (우리들학교), a specialized academy for North Korean refugees and Korean-Chinese who have … Read more
So Long, Farewell Jiguchon PublishedJuly 04, 2018 by James Feng Goodbyes suck. They’re hard and frankly, I’m not very good at them. I’m usually the person who waves and says … Read more
Week 5: Goodbyes PublishedJuly 03, 2018 by Melody Hong This week was our last and final week at Jiguchon, and it was a whirlwind of emotions. Our last class … Read more
Group Blog – South Korea Week 5 PublishedJuly 03, 2018 by Jea Kim, Valentina Saavedra JEA’S SECTION <Farewell to the Adorables> Maybe four weeks was way too short. During the last week at Jiguchon, we … Read more