I havenāt been active on this blog the past few months because life has been kind of wild. As it turns out, Iāll be going to Korea for two months this Summer for sure, which means Iāve been working my butt off to be able to afford study abroad fees. But about a week ago I was nominated by my professor to the Chicago consulate / embassy as a good candidate for the TaLK program (Teach and Learn in Korea). I had considered it before but taking a year off school never appealed to me but in light of scholarships being cut left and right at my uni, it seemed more attractive.Ā
So, Iām scrambling with applications for Ehwa and TaLK, expediting passports and transcripts and getting background checks and writing lesson plans and itās all very stressful but exciting! In a few monthsā time Iāll be bringing you language resources from Korea!
I will also be doing a series of beginners resources very, very soon. My older sister, drowning in college debt and already and a qualified englishĀ has also decided to apply to teach this fall Ā but she speaks literally zero Korean (maybe even a little less than that, lol) so Iām going to prepare a crash course in Korean grammar, survivalĀ vocab, and some day-to-day necessities for vegetarians so she wonāt like, die once I leave town.Ā