Footprints Recruiting

There are loads of things you need to include in your backpack when you're about to transplant yourself in another country for a year. There is also something called OVERPACKING!

You would be amazed how many teachers pack irons only to find that there is a different power source over in Korea and they could have bought an iron over there for less than $20.00 or they could have all their dirty clothes laundered for less than $10 per week!

Shampoo is another one... it's heavy, it could explode and destroy all your clothing and think about it, do you think they don't wash their hair in Korea?

Since you will probably be working with kids, don’t worry about bringing formal clothes, the rule of thumb is comfortable casual- as long as you aren’t wearing jeans and a t-shirt, and your clothes aren’t dirty or wrinkled, you will be fine. It is important to note, however, that Koreans are image conscious, and you will be treated with far more respect if you dress nicely.

Korea is going to be your home so even though we are telling you to minimize, we also want you to make it feel like your home rather than seeing your apartment as somewhere to crash for awhile. One teacher says of the things she misses most, "I miss the personal items that I didn’t bring." (Alexandra Wood - Footprints teacher in Korea).