Ever Ben Abroad

Day 1: We flew from Daegu to Cam Rahn airport in Vietnam. The flight was relatively normal until we went to land. On the airport runway,...

Jirisan is the highest peak in mainland South Korea. Naturally, I felt that I needed to conquer it. This was a hike that is supposed to...

Now this was a good time. Firstly, we went to Aandong on my birthday. Upon arrival, we very quickly went into a little Korean shop that...

Theme parks are awesome. Roller coasters are a ball and Tower 83 is a very famous location in Daegu so when I was asked to visit E-World...

It’s amazing what Facebook can do. The Jindo Sea-Parting festival was an event on Facebook that I saw a few times as I wasted time on the...

I have been amazed by the culture in South Korea so far. There are many facets of living in a foreign country that can be daunting and...

Recently, I went hiking on a mountain outside of Gumi, which is a smaller town outside of Daegu. To get there, we booked a taxi to the...

As many of you know, I have taken my teaching career overseas. This summer, I received my TEFL Certification through International TEFL...

This school year is coming to a close and for the teachers out there, this can be a very busy time of the year. I am about to waltz into...

When you are living in the arctic, sometimes it can be hard to find ways to be active. Just recently, I have given cross country skiing a...

While everyone else my age is partying and going crazy at those stereotypical spring break locations like South Padre and Panama City...

I got the chance to go on a ride today. One of my teacher friends was taking his snow mobile out for a scenic drive and asked if I wanted...

My second day of teaching, I experienced some intense culture shock. The first day of teaching in Kobuk, the principal taught my classes...

Yep, you read that right. I was doing my regular teaching in Kobuk. By that I mean the standard mathematics, language arts, industrial...

I have talked to several colleagues here in Alaska and together we have comprised a list of things you need and some things you should...

As the plane landed in Kobuk, I had the gut wrenching feeling that I'm sure every traveler feels at some point. "Did I make the right...

So there I was. Touched down in Kotzebue around 10:00 or 11:00 in the smallest airport I had ever seen. It was very crowded and people...

The second flight was pretty boring. It was from Seattle to Anchorage and while the natural beauty would have been breathtaking, the sun...

Midwest people have a simple kind of charm. We tend to be overly friendly to new people we barely know. We love to welcome people into...

Hello and welcome to my first ever blogging page. I just recently finished college (WOO!!) with a bachelors of Science in Mathematics and...