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Lessons from My No-Buy Year
Late-stage capitalism has obscured our idea of normal consumption. We are pressured to spend our hard-earned income on material goods that add nothing but indulgence to our lives. Whether it’s Stanley Cups, special edition books, or Bath & Body Works lotion, there is something to allure even the most frugal of us.
By Kera Hollowabout a month ago in Motivation
Christmas Abroad: Celebrating the Holidays Without Family. Top Story - December 2025.
I moved to South Korea in 2017. I was twenty-two years old and excited to start my career as an English Second Language Teacher. With a Bachelor's degree and six hundred dollars in my bank account, I set off for Busan.
By Kera Hollow2 months ago in Families
Separate is Never Equal
There’s a profound shift in the weather, the Earth is stretching and calling us outside. And I am split in two. I’m going to need my morning coffee, if only for show. I’ll sip it as I walk to class. Pretending I’ve gotten used to the bitterness. Pretending I don’t hear the chanting on the street. Pretending for a moment, there isn’t a white man screaming white supremacy in the White House, as brown families are being ripped from their homes.
By Kera Hollow2 months ago in Humans
3 Classroom Activities to Increase Empathy
I have been a teacher for nine years. In that time, I’ve met a wide range of students, varying in age, family background, and maturity. As a teacher, I’ve always tried to balance kindness with strict boundaries. This can be difficult in large classrooms, and even more so when there are troubled students who come from neglectful or abusive homes in the mix.
By Kera Hollow2 months ago in Education
My Painfully Realistic First Year of Freelancing
March 4th marked my final day as a full-time teacher. In the past five years, I worked as the head teacher at my last private academy. As Head Teacher, I worked as the middleman between Korean and Native English teachers. My duties included creating and checking lesson plans, approving schedules, leading after-school programs, pitching field trip ideas and extracurricular activities, and smoothing out any cultural miscommunication that sometimes happens in international settings. all this, plus the regular work of a full-time teacher in charge of seven-year-old students.
By Kera Hollow2 months ago in Motivation
