New Beginings

Hello! Thank you for visiting my new blog - I've started this to sort of mimic my past blog , which chronicled the successes and struggles of living and teaching in Seoul, South Korea. I loved my 4 years in SoKo as an orchestra teacher but felt ready to try something new! Next up, I am headed to Saudi Arabia to join the community of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). I got the picture above from the KAUST website - a beautiful view of part of our campus. From what I've learned, KAUST is a very international community of professors, students, and families. I'll be teaching at the K-12 school on campus, The KAUST School, as a MYP Music teacher. MYP is the middle years program of the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum - so I'll be teaching the history, use, culture, and theory of music instead of how to make music as a team. On this blog, I hope to show you what I learn about the culture I'm living in, as well as some sna...