Travel/Work Abroad-
- Top 10 Online Resources for Finding a Job in Asia
- Matador Travel is my all time favorite travel site with personal travel stories perfect for either planning a visit to or daydreaming of a faraway place.
- 18 Most Scenic Places For Teaching English Overseas ::drools::
- If you are lucky enough to be one of those debt-free folk (definitely not me), then why not Work on a Farm for some travel experience?
- The 50 Most Inspiring Travel Quotes Of All Time
ESL/EFL/Etc. Teaching Resources-
- Watch Know "Videos for students to learn from. Organized."
- Icon Finder is a great place to find images for making flashcards, slide shows, and visual aids of any sort.
- When I've reached a creativity block, I browse Dave's ESL Cafe's Idea Cookbook.
- Waygook.org is a place for English teachers in South Korea to share teaching material. My feelings about the site are mixed. Sometimes I find it useful, but sometimes I feel it breed a lack of creativity with material (the majority being PPTs) not necessarily fitting the needs of my particular class. Just keep an open mind!
- Free Rice will donate rice to third world countries with a couple brain cells and a click of a button!
Jobs in South Korea-
- Dave's ESL Cafe- Korean Job Discussion is a great place to get a feel for what is out there in the world of ESL jobs in South Korea. Careful, though, posters on here tend to be on the cynical side, so don't let them get you down.
- In landing my teaching job in South Korea, I used Joyce at Korvia Consulting recruiting agency. Many first timers in South Korea find that the use of a recruiter lessens the stress of the job search and settling down process. Before using Korvia, I worked with Aclipse and was unhappy with their service.
Exploring South Korea-
- Meet Up many groups located in South Korea that great for getting to know both foreigners and local residents. My favorite Meet Up group is Climbing Korea, a group dedicated to hiking/climbing Korea's most beautiful mountains each weekend. The group has a great mixture of regular and new comers.
- South Korea on Lonely Planet
- The Official Site of Korea Tourism
- The Beautiful Store is the best and one of the very few second hand stores in South Korea. All proceeds go to a wonderful cause.
- The South Korea Travel Guide
Life in Korea-
- Talk to Me in Korean is a great resource for learning Korean in the comfort of your own home.
- If you are from the U.S. and living abroad, you should register with The Department of State/U.S. Embassy in case of an emergency.
- Get your dose of Korea news at The Korea Herald.
- English Speaking Doctors in South Korea
South Korea Literature-
- Island of Fantasy, Shawn Matthews
- Chopsticks and French Fries: How and Why to Teach English in South Korea, Samantha Amara.
- American English, by Andrew Luxner
- Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History, Bruce Cumings
Travel Literature-
