Why Teaching English as a Second Language Isn't Easy

by Lindsay Shapka in , ,


Despite the fact that my sole purpose for going to South Korea was to teach, I hadn’t really ever thought of myself as being a real teacher. I had my Bachelor of Arts in English and so was more qualified than some (you just needed a degree, any degree, to teach English in South Korea at the time), but I had never been professionally trained in the teaching trade.

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Karate, Judo, Taekwondo: Your Guide To Martial Arts Training Around The World

by Lindsay Shapka in , ,


Since martial arts movies hit the big screen in the 1960s, Karate, Judo, Taekwondo, and others have grown in popularity around the world.

But what is the difference between all of these combat arts, and where did they come from?

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