As my year with EPIK comes to a close, I find myself thinking a lot about the experience. Below are 10 haikus that reflect what I’ve learned while living, teaching and traveling in South Korea (though really they’re applicable to anyone teaching or living abroad anywhere!).
Being a teacher
Requires kindness, patience
And–JIMMY SIT DOWN!!!!
Be as curious
About the world as Kore’n
Kids are with arm hair.
Try new things, even
If it scares you. Open your
Mouth. Bite down. Swallow.
When teaching young kids,
Speak slowly and carry a
Big bucket of treats.
An-yeong-ha-se-yo (Hello. How are you?)
Ne, ne an-yeong-ha-se-yo (Fine, thank you. How are you?)
Language skills on point.
Whenever in doubt
Bow it out. A smile goes
A long way also.
Travel: exploring
A new part of the world and
Soul at the same time.
To be homesick is
To know without any doubt
Where you’re meant to be.
Language barriers
Are not impenetrable.
Speak. Listen. Converse.
The world is a book
And I’ve read many pages
The next chapter is…
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