Beautiful beaches and moving on
Well. It’s been a hectic few weeks but the time has come to leave the Philippines and move on to Chiang Mai in Thailand. Since I’ve been here Internet time has been severely limited and I still can’t find a way to upload photos in this country. Hopefully I will … Read More
Everyone must get wet!
I haven’t written for a while because here in the Philippines my internet time is severely limited. Plus I am too busy having fun and seeing amazing things to spend time sat in front of a computer. I have 1 hour and 34 minutes of internet time today so I … Read More
Arrived in Bacolod on Negros island in the Philippines
It’s been a while since I last wrote and it will be another while until I am properly able to blog all the adventures I had in Manila as I don’t have time right now and I am unable to upload the photos. A very short into to Manila: it … Read More
Arrived in Manila
Just a quick post to say I have arrived in Manila safe and well. I meant to blog my reflections on Korea and something about my last day at school before I left Korea but ran out of time. I have half written the post tho so I will finish … Read More
One Sunday in Kumdan
Last Sunday Kat and I decided to go for a stroll around Kumdan to take some pictures before I left. Little did we know what the day had in store. After walking around we went for a beer before I headed to the PC room and Kat went home. Shortly … Read More
No more “Jenna Seon-saeng-nim (teacher)”
Today feels like a bit of a dream. I though I’d be upset at leaving school especially leaving behind my kindy babies but walking out of the classroom for the final time was a lot easier than I expected. Maybe it was because some of the kindy kids were a … Read More
No more JCK 2 Free Talking – Assha
Written on Friday 1st June 2007 Never ever, ever, ever again will I have to teach JCK 2 Free Talking. I despise this class to the point where I now put as much effort into the class as the kids – zero. When I first arrived I was warned about … Read More
The BBC uncover i-to-i
A few weeks ago I had an email from a producer from BBC Five Live. She was interested in my experiences with i-to-i because they were making a programme about profit making volunteering companies. It seems that it’s not only i-to-i’s paid work placements programme that is dodgy. Their volunteering … Read More
Officially a journo
I’ve been wanting to write this post since February when I scored my first job freelancing for a national newspaper – The Korea Times. But I decided I couldn’t be officially claim to be a freelance journo until I was paid, cause without money its just work experience. I submitted … Read More
The first last
One thing I’ve learnt in my ten months as an English teacher is that, despite my misgivings before I came away, I actually like kids – well some of them! Last Friday was my last kindy trip and was a day of both joy and sorrow. I’m excited about leaving … Read More
More illegalities… the i-to-i saga continues
Yesterday I finally got some sense out of i-to-i when I had a phone call from the Korea in country coordinator. However whilst trying to convince me my contract didn’t violate labour laws he inadvertently dropped i-to-i in the shit yet again by revealing another way in which my contract … Read More
The enlightened one?
It is said that after training in meditation for six years Siddhārtha Gautama sat meditating under a Bondi tree and vowed not to arise until he achieved full enlightenment. Just 24 hours later he achieved his goal thus becoming Buddha or the enlightened one, from that day forth he taught … Read More