Michaela Cricchio's TEFL Articles
Michaela Cricchio
Originally from Washington, D.C., Michaela earned her BA in International Relations from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2018. Like many university graduates, she had no clue what she wanted to do with her life. Michaela worked for two major cruise lines over the span of nine months before deciding to ditch the corporate world and used her savings to book a one-way ticket to South Korea to teach English there. She hasn't looked back since.
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5 Months Teaching English in Korea: My Life So Far
ITA alumna Michaela Cricchio reflects on her first five months teaching English in South Korea and how the Coronavirus pandemic interfered.
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