Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital

Outside of Seoul, South Korea While I was living and working in Korea in 2014, I kept hearing about this place outside of Seoul. It was an abandoned mental hospital that had been shut down in 1996. Mental health generally wasn’t treated well, and I guess some methods are still a bit problematic even today. Continue reading “Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital”

Teaching Abroad

Having the opportunity to work in nearly any country just because my mother tongue is English is a HUGE privilege, and it’s definitely one I don’t take lightly. If you ever consider teaching English abroad, I implore you to reflect on that privilege heavily before making the decision to do so. When you teach abroadContinue reading “Teaching Abroad”