• Need An Apostille? How To Get A Document Apostilled
    Teaching English In Korea

    Need An Apostille? It’s Not As Difficult As You Think

    There’s a lot that goes into moving your entire life across the world. The process can be quite lengthy, but it’s without a doubt worth it. Still, there are a number of small details that can’t be overlooked and one of them is getting documents apostilled. The details are crucial so let’s get into how to get an apostille. You could need an apostille for any number of things including getting a visa, but there could be other documents that you need while abroad and the only way to ensure their authenticity is to get an apostille. In Korea, if you want to exchange your driver’s license for a Korean…

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    Teaching English In Korea

    Hagwon VS. Public School: Where To Teach In Korea

    When people decide to teach in Korea, there is often a misunderstanding between a hagwon vs public school. It’s definitely a different system than most people around the world are used to. In America, we go to school and do our extra curricular or tutoring usually within the school. In Asia however, the education system is way more rigorous than Western countries. Here, kids go to school in the morning, then in the afternoon, most of them go to academies till 10pm or later. These academies, called hagwons in Korean, are essentially programs for extra practice and tutoring. Whereas public school is the place all students are required to attend…

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    Teaching English In Korea

    How To Get An FBI Background Check

    There are a number of reasons why you would need an FBI background check, also called a criminal record check (CRC) depending on which country you’re coming from. For this post, we’re assuming that you need it for a job. Whether you’re getting a job at home or traveling abroad for work, at some point, you’ll likely have to sign a paper for a company to do a background check on your behalf or you’ll have to get one yourself. One of the most time-involved documents to get for the South Korean E2 teaching visa, besides the apostille, is obtaining a national-level FBI background check. The FBI background check is…

  • Teach English In Korea: A Guide For Getting A Job
    Teaching English In Korea

    Teach English In Korea: A Guide For Getting A Job

    South Korea is one of the top places in Asia to teach English and there are ample reasons from a higher salary to perks and benefits that make it so. The popularity of teaching English can probably also be attributed to the rise of Hallyu, K-dramas, and K-pop, but whatever is drawing you to the Land Of The Morning Calm, you need to know how to get a job teaching English in Korea and the requirements too so let’s get started. Do you want to teach English in Seoul? Teach English in Busan? Or maybe go to the Hawai’i of Korea and teach English in Jeju? Here is a guide…

  • Teaching English In Korea: How To Get TEFL certification
    Teaching English In Korea

    How To Get TEFL Certified In 5 Steps

    One day I decided to Google, “how to make money and travel the world,” and teaching English abroad popped up as one of many results, but I wasn’t too familiar with the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). After searching for information on teaching English abroad, I watched so many videos and searched the internet for every piece of information regarding this potentially new career path. Numerous results suggested obtaining TEFL certification, but where to start? Below, I’ll lay it all out for you. Here is the essential guide for how to get a TEFL certification, what is TEFL, and how long it takes to get TEFL…

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