Hired!

After two years of searching, I finally will have a classroom to call my own.
I know that it's not what I set out to look for, but I'm sure that this is where I need to be.

I found the answer to the question I asked myself couple years ago "why in the world am I working at Korean Air?"   Now I know.

It will be my second time trying to teach non-Korean students how to speak, read, and understand Korean.  But I think this time, I may have a chance at using Korean to make my students feel confident and successful in their accomplishments in learning a new language.

I know I lack so much, but in my weakness, I hope that His power and grace is revealed.


I pray that this year, I will be a teacher that can support my students and help them realize their dreams.

Stick around to find out what unfolds this year!

Americans know it as the LA Riots, but I still remember it every year as Sa-I-Gu (4-29).  It's the date that is engraved into my psyche as a Korean-American girl, growing up in Los Angeles during the 1990s.   It's the date that has colored my skin yellow and sunken deeper into my soul.  It's a date that makes me struggle with my own racial identity and my dreams of a world where race and ethnicity doesn't matter.

It's a date that makes me remember one of the reasons I want to work in the inner cities.

I can't continue to write this post without feeling anguish and regret as I connect the events of 20 years past to the recent events of young Trayvon.  Our society is still a long ways from the dreams of many, but I pray that the future holds many more opportunities for us to show that we do not have to act on our prejudices.  We do not have to fill our hearts with hate and past wrong-doings, but to move forth with compassion and greater love.