My name is Queen_Be, I am a South African globe trotter on an adventure in My 18th country, South Korea. I'm a previous EPIK English teacher & I’ll be sharing my life abroad, as well as information on how to teach in South Korea.
You’re welcome to connect with me on my socials, I hope you enjoy being part of the QUEENDOM family!
I have a weird question...I am planning to enter SK in Jan so I want to get my things ready...what type of power plug or plug point do they have...because you know most of our hair tools is two pin and is rounded...so do I need a universal plug?
Hey Sash, No weird question here at all love 😄 They actually use the same plugs as ours (Type C & Type F) - I found you a link so you can see pictures of these plugs - www.power-plugs-sockets.com/south-korea/ ❤️ P.S - Congratulations, can’t wait to have you here!
Thank You so much Babe. You can start with Hong Kong, Philippines, China or Japan too because they are the closest to us 😍 Travelling alone is my fave, I get to control my days events etc, it’s so fun although travelling with others is fun as well.
I miss home every single day! I just want to go home every weekend yaz 😅 I miss my 7 months at home to be honest, wish I could go back and do it again.
Eeeyyyy wena!!! I find Daegu to be much cheaper than Incheon hey! I have a few small markets on my end where I get great deals! It’s even easier to get more fruits down here 😝😝😝
Not really, a lot of people don’t wear make up & do get jobs, but it looks like your chances become higher when you do have some on , wigs too🙃 The Chinese seem to have this “perfect imagine” of what a Teacher should look like - TOTALLY UNNECESSARY as your face is not the one teaching the kids 🙃 sadly, they tend to be as shallow as some of these Korean schools telling people to wear make up and wigs.
I used to pull my chair and luggage bag close to my drying rack so I can sort of “lay out” my bedding. It worked so well 🥹 Trust me, you will find all sorts of creative ways to work with the little space you’ve been given! I’m currently in a similar situation now & I know what to do at my new place although it’s a bit more spacious with a bigger drying rack 😁 - The heat here does a lot of the job too for me 🤣
Hey Queen_B what’s your Instagram handle I have a couple questions I’d like to ask you, if you don’t mind. Do you think it’s possible to be recruited by end of September if I have all my documentations ready and I’ve applied now?
I would not recommend Japan currently as the economy is very backwards. The value of yen is also very low compared to SA. Cost of living is a bit high and if you work for “Eikiwa(Private-Interac) you barely get paid days off. If you do consider, look at international schools rather in Japan
I’m currently in Japan and LOVE IT! 😅 The salaries aren’t so great here too, similar to Korea, but because I have fallen in love with it, I wouldn’t mind the experience of just working here even thought it may not be friendly on my pocket LOL. Most def not for an Eikawa, I prefer proper schools. Public would be okay. I don’t have a Teaching license so I don’t think I would be able to get into an International school hey 🥹 but I love Japan so far! 🤩
Shooo Bee🙆🏽♀️ and here I was thinking I am crazy for leaving China after 3 months because my mental health was more important.oh my goodness I relate to everything you mentioned in this video🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️ Thank you for sharing your truth honey🫂❤️
No Khensi! You’re not crazy 😅 sometimes we don’t have the best experiences in these countries. Good on you for leaving because of your mental health, proud of you. I wouldn’t have risked it either. I wish I had a better experience though, I did want to work in China for a bit especially considering I had a school that had the type of curriculum I liked 🥺🥺🥺 I hope you’re feeling much better now ❤️ By the way, would you be interested in being part of a video project I’m working on? I’m looking for teachers who don’t mind sharing their experience of teaching abroad, could be good or bad? 5 minutes of you telling your story 🥹 Please let me know if you are interested, I would love to feature you too.
I can relate that part of the throat😂😂😂 Yeah class management is a hell like but once they learn you enjoy Your classes On summer holidays waiting for the new semester 😉😉
I’m pretty sure there is a part where people do start to enjoy teaching the little ones, perhaps one day I should give them a shot again & see how things work out (In a different city though) 😅 I won’t lie, I’m kicking myself right now because I would’ve also been on a summer break for a whole 6 weeks 🥹 I hope you enjoy it! All the best for the next semester.
Thank you soo much for sharing all the info. I came across your video after searching jobs on linked in for months now with no responses or offers. I have a pgce and permanently employed in S.A but looking for opportunities abroad or locally in other fields. Your video was really encouraging 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾 thank you again and all the best in Korea...🙏🏾
Thank you so much Paseka. PLEASE put time aside and go through these websites. So many people have been successful in getting jobs abroad. You have the relevant qualifications and experience, all you need to do is choose a few countries and apply! I’m glad you found the video useful, all the best to you! If I find any more info I will share again ❤️
You are so lovable.straight to the point. PLEASE Make an introduction video.I’d love to learn from your intro video tricks because wow.I already trust them
What a way to put a smile on my face ❤️ Thank you so much Sanele! Guess what? I’ve actually made a video with tips and X4 introduction video’s a few months back, here’s a link for you : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZTTnglEbbkg.htmlsi=sDQcCZO0LC5SC4Cf! ENJOY!!! I’m happy to help with any tips you may need, all the best 😁
Look who’s here!!! ❤️ Thank you so much, yeah it’s honestly 1 place I can return too easily 🥹 My love for it really runs deep. I hope to have a great time here. I hope you are doing well in 🇦🇺
I did an interview with chatteris i didn't qualify for the second stage. I did also with Eureka no reply till date. I don't know why.. maybe because am from Nigeria.
I’m sorry to hear this. I would advice you send Eureka an email again (apply on their site) and try Headstart too! It’s not about your nationality, There’s someone I know who works with a Zimbabwean through Eureka, so Hong Kong is not as uptight as Korea & China. Japan is also another option if you’re still looking, your nationality won’t be a problem there too , All the best Emmanuel❤️
OMG Kay, wena he o ratwa kenna!! Thank You Sis ❤️😍 Watsiba I also need to take my content seriously & use all of these tools RU-vid gives creators. I won’t lie, I don’t spend much time on RU-vid learning about the tool & tricks of this app ey, but I’ll put time aside to do better! This is great feedback, thanks for putting a huge smile on my face, ke a leboha ngwaneso ❤️
Yeay 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Queen Be is back!!!!!!!! Listen I kept asking myself why you still speak Korean in your videos even though you’re exploring other countries 😅. My question is answered. Congratulations Be welcome back ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I’m baaaaaaaaaack!!!! Korea has captured my heart, I felt guilty for even keeping my “sarange” in China, but if I had stayed long enough I would’ve gone Chinese 🥹 all the guilt is gone now though, we’re back in this cute country.