Korea . Teaching . Travel
Updates Galore
On April 17, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampSpring Spring has arrived with all its fluctuations. The weather changes make it difficult to know what to wear each day. Layering lightly is the best approach. Gardening The community garden brings a lot of joy. Two donations from our church family in Illinois made it possible for us to purchase a small tool
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To sleep …😴
On February 2, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampThe hubs and I read aloud to each other sometimes. He reads to me and I love his voice so much that I fall asleep during his reading. I even fall asleep sometimes when he prays. This has been happening for about 13 years. I used to worry that he’d be frustrated at me for
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Protected: What if things don’t work out?
On January 22, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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Protected: What is a Vision Trip?
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Timeline
On January 17, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampA helpful timeline Pack! Get COVID check in America Fly to South Korea Get COVID check in Korea Spend 14 days in quarantine Get COVID check to exit quarantine Prepare for Spring 2021 semester Classes begin March 1
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Travel Story pt 3
On January 9, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampInCOVID: All things New Work life The onboarding and learning how systems work has been challenging. Everything is new and most of the time in a different language. Having to translate makes for an even more challenging time of learning. I imagine international students and faculty feel overwhelmed by English in America for the same
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Travel Story pt 2
On January 6, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampImmigration 1 Directly following the uploading of the app we stopped at another immigration station where we were questioned again about symptoms and whether we were traveling together. The official examined our passports and K’s visa grant notice. He promptly noted that we must be separated in order to quarantine because only K had obtained
Adventures . China . Korea . Seoul . Travel
Visa run, visa fun
On November 25, 2019 by Keturah HaferkampWe made a weekend out of a visa run to Seoul, South Korea. We could not stay long no matter where we decided to go, but we needed to exit and re-enter in order to renew my family’s visas. So we chose the country that feels like our second home: 🇰🇷! Because we spent several
Adventures . China . Culture . Travel
A week in the life
On November 18, 2019 by Keturah HaferkampNow that there is that happy hum drum of routine where children and certain personality types thrive, I’d like to recount how a typical week goes. Typical is such a funny word… Mondays: each Monday I have PhD students for a 4 hour seminar from 8am-noon. I meet with these candidates interchangeably every other week
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Floating Time Zone
On October 7, 2019 by Keturah HaferkampI did not know how anxiety-inducing it could be to NOT have a reliable calendar, but wow. The last week has had me stressed about the time zone shifts on my daily calendar. Except for the translate app, Google does not work in China, but Google calendar services are what I’ve got. It did not