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
New School PublishedJuly 10, 2018 by Brock Salzman This week was our first experience with our second site, Woorideul School. Although it shares the same goal, educating foreign students, … Read more
Orcas in Russia PublishedJuly 10, 2018 by Youlim Kim “Four orcas are in the far east of Russia. They get trapped between ice. People help them.” My first lesson … 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
New School New Experience PublishedJuly 10, 2018 by Valentina Saavedra New School This week our DESK group started working at the school for North Korean refugees here in Seoul. Unlike … 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
안녕 Jiguchon! PublishedJuly 03, 2018 by Peining Yang And that’s a wrap! Well, for now. This week we completed our teaching journey at Jiguchon School. Over the … Read more
안녕, Goodbye and Hello PublishedJuly 03, 2018 by Youlim Kim This past week was filled with goodbyes and hellos. Goodbye Jiguchon Our time at Jiguchon had come to an end. … Read more
Week 4 Group Blog: Chorus or Chaos PublishedJune 27, 2018 by James Feng and Youlim Kim None of us realized just how hard teaching could be until we started teaching first and second graders. The First … Read more