Congratulations!! Being an English teacher in Korea is almost a reality! Now, it’s time to prepare to make sure your transition to Korea is as smooth as possible. This webinar will help you prepare for your upcoming journey to Korea. In previous intakes, Korvia offered an in-person pre-orientation, where teachers and recruiters would gather to [...]
Since 2019, due to COVID-19 regulations, we had to cancel all our physical events, which meant no Korvia parties... (*wipes tears, cue sad mini violin music) Finally, once again, we can officially hold our parties to welcome all our new EPIK teachers for FALL 2022. Please join us to celebrate on October 8th at Bronz [...]
Welcome EPIK FALL 2022 teachers! We are finally here! Becoming an English teacher in Korea is slowly becoming a reality. Now, it’s time to prepare to make sure your transition to Korea is as smooth as possible. But…what’s there to prepare? With procedures on how to prepare for quarantine or requirements to travel abroad becoming [...]
Why do you want to move to Korea? Was it a siren song that got you to pack up your bags and move? A desire to share your language and to sculpt young minds? To explore a new culture or try something new? If you haven’t left yet, are you nervous? Butterflies in the stomach, [...]
Vlogger Angela Bost takes you around her city of Asan in Chungcheongnam-do. Do you see YouTube videos about how amazing Seoul is, how beautiful Busan is, how hot and great Daegu is? Have you seen any videos about a city called Asan, in he province of Chungcheongnam? Most likely not. I am here to show [...]
Our contributor, vlogger Jasmine Turner, has some helpful tips for solo travel around Korea and Asia. Solo traveling seems intimidating at first, but it’s something everyone should try at least once. Who knows...you may get hooked! Just imagine: no more trying to gather friends and family for a vacation that always seems to get postponed [...]
Thinking back to life when I was in my early twenties and stateside, I often find myself laughing at how much has changed since then. I regularly remind myself to be incredibly thankful for everything I have here on Jeju Island. In the summer of 2012, I graduated from Winthrop University in South Carolina [...]
The following article was written by Korvia.com contributing writer Michael Smit and does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Korvia Consulting or its partners. -- It turns out Santa Claus is real. Who knew? I ran into him at Starbucks in Gangnam. I asked Santa if I could take a selfie with him, but [...]
You’ve taught there before and now you’re thinking about returning to Korea, but you feel like it would be taking a step backwards. I know what it’s like. I took that step, and I’m happy I did. A lot of people back home didn’t understand why I was going to Korea again. If you go [...]
One of my earliest memorable experiences in Korea was an old woman yelling at me after I threw a bag of trash onto a garbage pile. I couldn’t understand what she was saying and had no idea why she was upset. When I told my coworkers the story, we worked out that I hadn’t disposed [...]
