"You Can't Always Get What You Want"

Simon and Martina are a couple of ESL teachers who also work with GEPIK to promote teaching in Korea and give lectures to other ESL teachers on how to become a better teacher in Korea.

You can check out their website at: EatYourKimchi.com

They give plenty of decent lesson planning ideas, and answer many questions about teaching in Korea.

Here is a video they recently made about the benefits of teaching in public schools (because most of us know that hagwons "private learning academies" are (for the most part) not really a good idea - unless you're looking to make slightly more money, but willing to make sacrifices (sometimes big ones!).

The also promote their recruiting company, which I've heard both good and bad things about. If you're planning on teaching in Korea, I hope this helps, but remember...

DO YOUR RESEARCH! 

Don't just take the first offer that comes your way. It pays to be a little picky. Look into the contract, housing options, pay, benefits, vacation time, teaching location. Find other people online and ask questions about their experiences and what they recommend. Be open to cultural differences and don't expect that just because you think something is the right way to do it, that others are wrong or crazy. I have met too many people that complain about Korea, their schools, students, teachers, locations, and contracts because they did not do their research.

There are plenty of resources out there. Check into different recruiting companies, but only choose one. You don't want to duplicate your search and get the same schools using different recruiters. They'll find out and then drop you.

Search MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Dave's ESL Cafe, check out blogs like mine. Simple internet searches of the locations you're looking is worth the time and effort. You might be here for a year or longer, so you might as well be happy.

This guy gives good advice as well...