Looking back on 2017, there’s one thing that sticks in my mind more than anything else. Among all the volcanic adventures and taco eating in Central America, 2017 was the year that I managed to stay afloat on my…
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Recently, I noticed a pretty alarming fact. Among the 120-odd published posts on my blog, this post where I rant about how much I don’t like living in Korea, is one of the most popular of all. Those close…
The colourful, colonial city of Antigua is, without a doubt, Guatemala’s top tourist attraction. Visitors come in flocks every day to see this UNESCO world heritage sight and the mass of churches that it boasts. That’s not to say,…
Hey, everyone- welcome back to my monthly life updates, where I can give you a more accurate picture of what I’ve been up to recently. My blog posts are rarely in sync with my real life and are sometimes…
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Monthly Life, Budget and Earnings Update: August 2017
And just like that, it’s the first of September and exactly 6 months since we left South Korea! August was another busy month for us. After settling down in Guadalajara for the most part of July, we were on the move…
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Our Digital Nomad Lifestyle: Answering the Hows, Whats and Whys!
Ever since Veeran and I left Korea to travel indefinitely through Latin America, people have had a lot of questions about what on Earth we’re doing. These days, more and more millennials are deciding to buck the 9 to…
When I first arrived in Korea in April 2014, I was living in my overdraft with several store cards and a pretty hefty balance on my Mastercard. Students might get free education in Scotland but I spent my student…
“How do I get a job teaching English in South Korea?” This is one of the most common questions that I get asked by readers of my blog. It seems like a lot of people out there really want…
The dreaded open class. The day that gives most public school teachers nightmares from the minute they sign their contract. If you decide to teach at a public school in Korea, 40 minutes of your year will be…
A year and a half after finishing university, I made the decision to start teaching English in South Korea. I wasn’t really sure how it was going to pan out, or how it would benefit me. But it was a…
