TESL Korea News

By Brooke Petersen A late night rendezvous in the form of a night hike up a neighbouring hill to Mudeong Mountain saw about 20 hike+beer enthusiasts brave standing amongst a famous red-light district in Gwangju before setting off. Off to a rather interesting start (watching prostitutes show themselves off in the windows) we ventured towards the closest E-mart to forgo water and ... Read More

By Brooke Petersen An easy foreigner friendly Korean dish for those of you none too keen on all the spice that accompanies a general Korean meal. Made using glass noodles and various meats and vegetables, this recipe is a sure hit, even for vegetarians. It is by far a highly favoured meal to devour, and seems to invite the approval of ... Read More

By Brooke Petersen Let it never be said that teachers recruited by Teach ESL Korea don’t know how to party! Our Scavenger Hunt on April 30 was a blazing success, seeing more than ten teams race it out for a shot at the 100,000 won bar tab. After a few rounds of beer to help increase motivation and relax the atmosphere, the ... Read More

By Darrell Slater Rainfall supposedly carrying harmful radiation levels due to the fallout from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power station was the reason many schools either closed or made alterations to their class schedules throughout April. Over 100 schools closed in the Gyeonggi province near Seoul amid fears that levels of radioactive materials could be found in the falling rain. Radiation rain is apparently ... Read More

This month there are a variety of festivals bound to entertain the least interested of us. A few big ones include the Lotus Lantern Festival, Damyang Bamboo Festival, the Hi Seoul Festival and Hampyeong Butterfly Festival. These festivals are not to be missed, especially the Lotus Lantern Festival. Held in Seoul, it is a massive celebration of Buddha’s birthday, and ... Read More

By Brooke Petersen As you may have already heard, or seen thanks to thousands of assembled lantern decorations slowly making their appearance through city streets, Buddha’s birthday is upon us once again, May 10. A celebration to rival Christmas, the birthday party is held across south-east Asia in a flurry of light, dance, and colour. Millions come together to pay tribute to ... Read More

Strap on your hiking boots! TESL Korea is excited to announce another organized event in the month of May. We love bringing teachers from all over the world together to get the most out of their time here in Korea. Along with teacher and hiking enthusiast Ryan Kideckel, we will be hosting a night hike to the summit of Mudeung Mountain on ... Read More

By Maggie Short At the end of last year my husband and I returned to the UK from travelling and very quickly decided we wanted to travel more.  Our funds were running low, so we decided to look into working abroad as a means to fund further travel. As a graduate and having been a teacher in the UK, TELF seemed an ... Read More

By Dan Henrickson At Teach ESL Korea we have always felt the best way to find reliable schools for teachers, is to find them through satisfied teachers. This was how we started as a company and this will be a focus of our growth moving forward. To help utilize the network of teachers we have signed in Korea, and their network of ... Read More

Great news for anyone looking to stay a little longer in Korea, or who have friends looking to come. Teach ESL Korea Recruitment have launched a new GEPIK website focusing on the prestigious program. Teach ESL Korea hopes it will allow visitors easier access to information all about the GEPIK program in Korea. For those who are clueless about the GEPIK program, in a ... Read More