It is a good thing that I don't make a living writing blog or being a YouTuber since this is the first time I am uploading a post in about 6 months! Since publishing the book, "I Touch the Future, I Teach, and "retiring" for the second time last July, it has been an interesting six months. My original plan after leaving NLCS Jeju was to go back to the U.S. and this time really follow through with the plan of retiring in sunny southern California. The plan was to play golf at least five days a week and perhaps be a substitute teacher or Uber driver part-time. My children thought that I was joking about becoming an Uber driver, but I was quite serious since I love to drive. Anyways, those plans came to a dead stop when the pandemic hit last year, and perhaps it was destiny telling me that I need to continue being an educator for a bit longer.
Since last September, I have been working for Inha University, one of the top universities near Seoul, Korea. More specifically, I am helping the university to gain recognition to start the International Baccalaureate Educator Certificate (IBEC) program. Currently, there are only about 50 or so such programs around the world, and Inha University will be one of the first in Korea. Along with the increase in Korean public schools offering the IB, the IBEC program will be instrumental in preparing and training the next generation of IB teachers, which I am thrilled to be part of.
At this point, I am not sure where this new chapter of my life will lead, but I am excited and looking forward to what lies ahead, stay tuned...
