TEN

Ten years. I began my work in 2009. Surprisingly, I was asked if I would be interested to apply for work right after I graduated. I didn’t think twice, knowing that it was a place where I had met a lot of people that I admired, and which offered a curriculum that was in itself……

Three Shows about Food that Nourished My Soul

Two years ago, my life-as-I-knew-it took a complete 180. I suppose that this is pretty normal, and life never lacks in providing a moment for you to re-think its brevity. Let’s just say that the political atmosphere at the time almost cost me my sanity, and was aptly timed with the unstable sanity of people……

A Bowl of Memory

“Yukgaejang, please.” I placed my order and listened to my family place their own selections. It was one of those Sundays at a local Korean restaurant. Yukgaejang (spicy beef soup) was one of the dishes that I would order aside from Jjajjang myeon (black bean noodles). The savory flavor was something that I grew to……

New Semester

The break for the semester has been more than welcome. As every semester has its own difficulties, this semester has proven to be one of the more challenging ones that I’ve had to take on. Mostly, new responsibilities coupled with transitions have been part of this reason. New ways of doing my work, with people……

Forgiving but not Forgetting

“Forgive and forget,” this was a common phrase I would hear growing up. That, in order to truly know that you have forgiven another person, you need to have forgotten the anger and the crime committed against you. Most importantly, it was the thing good people did. I wanted to be a good person. Eventually,……

Processing through Distancing

Everyone goes through some kind of trouble or emotional tragedy in the course of their lives. Some might even be carrying the burden of having to deal with emotional scars all through their life, uncertain with how to process the trauma or, alternatively distract themselves from confronting the actual issue. On my end, I’ve found……

De-cluttering Time

June is summer break at University. Faculty members usually make the most of this time to develop their skills through workshops and conferences, while others take some time out to finally write their research work or take care of other things they’ve been putting off for the past months.  Other teachers take some much-needed R&R……

A Balanced Day

The second semester is done, and I’m relieved that the five months are finally over. A lot of this semester’s challenges were more on classroom management and my own time management. There was a lot to learn about time management this time around. In the past year, I promised myself that I would make time……

Reading Out Loud

When asked if I was willing to take on a teaching assignment, I thought that it was the best offer I had been given in a while. I said YES immediately, looking forward to this class, because it was a topic close to my heart (Literature) and with a group of students that I had……

How to write off friends

In college, I got writing papers down to a science. Even if I didn’t feel like writing, I could somehow manage a five-page research paper that could get me a higher-than-average score. I also managed to make some extra income by writing blog posts about paid ads… which lasted just enough for me to buy……