livinginkorea

About Me

From Ireland.
Third year in Korea now.
Recently finished my TEFL diploma.
Currently doing a MA in TESOL in the University of Birmingham via distance learning.
I live with my wife and have a Yorkie called Brownie.

Profile

Location: South Korea
Hometown: Ireland
Occupation: Part time teacher
Gender: Male
Birthday: 12-16-1980
Years Teaching: 3 years
Favorite Age Group: Hmm difficult to answer this. I have taught all ages.
Family: Got married last June

Hobbies & Interests

I like reading, martial arts, chess, XBox, the tv show Lost and general chilling out. :)

Recently playing an online game called Travian has taken up a lot of my free time!

Teaching & Education

Education Background

I studied Computers and Business in uni but hate them!

Countries Visited

Ireland,
England,
France,
Germany,
Belguim,
Holland,
Austria,
Switzerland,
Liechtenstein,
USA,
South Korea,
Japan,
China incl. Macau,
Hong Kong.

Countries Taught In

Taekwondo in Ireland,
English in South Korea.

Favorites

Music

Anything really depending on my mood.

Movies

I'm only watching Lost these days.

I could watch the "Silence of the Lambs" and "Enter the Dragon" forever.

Also old chessy 80's flicks are good :)

Books

I love ancient history books like Greece and Rome. Really anything with lots of battles!

Websites

ESL related sites,
News,
Games,
Yahoo Chess,
Wikipedia,
Travian,
and of course here!

Life Philosophy

The sky is the sky everywhere you go and people are people.