TURKEY

I planning to teach in TURKEY for a year. Does anyone have experience living/ teaching English / or traveling around Turkey that they care to share? Any tips or useful information regarding teaching, warnings... moving there in the spring / early summer 2010. I've taught adults in both Gyeongju, South Korea, and Vancouver, BC. Thanks in advance :D!

The Art of Flirting

... me,” Changmin said happily and turned to his grandmother to speak in English. “I’m your number one, right?” “Oh yes, my number one...like this show and that you’ve flirted with every guy in South Korea.” “Yoochun, let me get this straight. It’s okay for you to ...sorry, but that’s the difference between semes and ukes.” “Go on, teach me something about semes and ukes.” “See when you flirt with ...

#4: Cité de l'Amour (Yoochun/Junsu) - Yoochun POV

... ass o’clock in the morning in Korea. then Yoochun’s roommate had traded spots with... under his breath. Why name something so English and so clichéd, he doesn’t think...night, best room,” he manages out in English and a flash of his platinum card ...!” “Kim Junsu, didn’t your mother teach you how to share?” 4:03am. Yoochun...at me. Ever since we landed in Korea.” There. Out on the table for all ...

Lolita Fashion in Korea

Hello! I'm strongly considering moving to Korea next Fall to teach English, and I have a couple questions for the Korean lolitas. I did a search on the community and understand that there are a ...is lolita in places outside of Seoul (like the nearby surburbs or cities like Busan)? And lastly, does Korea have any underground goth/punk culture (goth clubs, visual rock) similar to Japan's? Your ...

2010 New Years Resolutions

...with a 3.5 or more Teach dance at 3 different schools and...in years Find a school to teach english at in China Brush up...to fill in the gaps with english Send out 3 different manuscripts ...I decide to go overseas to teach I don't want to ...'ve found better ways to teach my classes. I'm looking ... of someone doing that in Korea. My coworker is going to ... she is going to teach English in Korea for 6months. I ...

...though, I plan to move to Korea when I start my career. She... to become either a teacher or an English teacher. I can either teach at military schools in Korea or teach English to Koreans. Good thing ... really do want to live in Korea. It is my home. I honestly ... want me to speak it because English was my top priority to learn ... said her second oldest brother speaks English like she does (since he works...

Living and teaching abroad

We get a lot of questions from people wanting to travel and/or teach abroad, so for anyone who is interested, I thought I'd link a few blog posts. My friend recently returned from teaching English in Korea, and has very thorough, helpful, and insightful LJ/blog posts about her experiences (and AMAZING photography, to boot). Two that I thought...

Personal meme

.... Over the past two summers I have gone to Korea to teach English to elementary schoolers. Before that, my first job.... After I graduate, I'm going to go back to Korea for a while to teach English/hopefully design. 5. Partner? My boyfriend and I have been together... almost 15 months. I met him through my sister when I went to Korea to visit/teach for the first time. He's amazing and I miss him a lot....

Can't keep love like money in the bank

...to make me learn the difference between Vietnam and Korea on a map?), and even though I am a... fist at heavens*), especially since the Particularly Attractive English Major at the writing help centre started gushing ... TO ME AND I WILL SOON BE AN ENGLISH MAJOR. Aaaaaand I celebrated by spelling "celebratory" ... new talent gave the teachers a reason to teach proved to yourself that you're an idiot ...

[fic] Discoveries (part2/2)

.../ spelling mistakes since I'm not english and this fic is not betaed (...try and stop you from going to Korea… I can’t believe I actually ...time when his friend had tried to teach him not to overthink, to act ..., and then he would leave for Korea; maybe for good. Ted could not ... you have a pleasant trip to Korea. See you, Barney.” He motioned to ...?” “You’re not going to Korea, are you?” He received a peck ...