Posts from South Korea in Community Development/Outreach from 2018

Before we started teaching at Wooridul, I told myself that leaving this school would not be as hard as leaving …

After a week of teaching my North Korean students, I realized that it was difficult to get to know them …

Coming from a school full of vibrant and young students, I felt weird standing in front of students who are …

This week we started teaching at the Woorideul School. But first, a little background. This school specializes in teaching people …

Week 6 marked a new page in our time in Korea. We moved from Jiguchon to Wooridul, and to me, …

This week, our group began teaching at Woorideul School (우리들학교), a specialized academy for North Korean refugees and Korean-Chinese who have …

Goodbyes suck. They’re hard and frankly, I’m not very good at them. I’m usually the person who waves and says …

This week was our last and final week at Jiguchon, and it was a whirlwind of emotions. Our last class …

JEA’S SECTION <Farewell to the Adorables> Maybe four weeks was way too short. During the last week at Jiguchon, we …

Peace. As soon as I stepped into the classroom for this week, my mind was shouting for this one word. …