Come join our Reach To Teach Second Annual Itaewon Pub Crawl on March 9, 2013. We’re going to start the night off at The Wolfhound with dinner at 7:30 and make our way to a number of bars in the Itaewon area. Bring your friends!
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Canadian expat Alex Frustaglio leads RTT Taiwan teachers on a day of biking in Taipei for her first event as Taiwan Social Event Coordinator.
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Reach To Teach will be hosting a meet-up at the Annual Lotus Lantern Festival. This will be a great chance to meet fellow teachers and experience a very special cultural event! The Lotus Lantern Festival is a annual modern-day tradition that offers visitors the chance to experience Buddhist culture. The main event of the festival is the Lantern Parade, during which more than 100,000 brightly colored illuminated lanterns and lantern floats flood the streets of downtown Seoul. Come join us to celebrate this tradition and meet other RTT teachers! Date: Saturday, May 19th, 2012 Times: 5:00 PM – Meet at Anguk Metro Station 5:15-5:30 (once everyone arrives at the station) – Have dinner in the Insadong area 7:00-9:00 – Watch the parade and participate in festival activities 9:30-10:00 – Head to Itaewon 10:30 – Wolfhound Irish Pub (Other pubs in the area will follow) Please contact Caroline Hosey if you have any questions. Also if you can’t make the Lantern Festival, but want to join at the pub, that is fine too. Her number is 010-7130-8190. If you have Kakao talk, that is the best method of contact, if not a text message or phone call is great too! JohnJohn began
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Put your biking gear on and get ready for a beautiful and relaxing ride down the Xindian River. Don’t have a bike? No problem! We’ll meet at Gongguan MRT Station, where there is a rental bike facility close by. Then we’ll hop on the trail and bike all the way to Xindian, about a 2-hour ride south. Once at Xindian we can celebrate all our hard work with a well-deserved meal, and then take our bikes back on the MRT to drop them off where we began. When: Sunday April 22nd, 14:30 to 19:30 Where: Meet at Gonguan MRT Price: Free! (But bring money for bike rental, transportation, and dinner!) Bring: Your bike (or money to rent one), some cash for dinner and transportation, rain gear (hopefully we won’t need it!), a camera Visit our Facebook Event page to RSVP! With gorgeous views of the river, the city, and Taiwan’s mountains, this bike ride has it all! Looking forward to seeing you there! StephanieStephanie spent most of her life in a small town near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After traveling through Europe during University, she fell in love with the excitement of travel, and with the challenge of living in a
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“If these 70-year-olds can make it, so can we!” That is what was coming out of our mouths after less than five minutes of our trek up to Elephant Mountain. We knew it was going to be a lot of stairs, but we didn’t realize how hard that was actually going to be! It ended up only taking about fifteen minutes to get to the famous lookout point, but by then, my thighs were glad that it wasn’t any longer. The day was a bit cloudy and drizzly, but we were able to snap some good shots of the city and Taipei 101. We attempted to walk a bit further, but our stomachs seemed to be more persuasive then our desire to hike. We descended the mountain after less than a half hour, and treated ourselves to a big western brunch at NY Bagels. Although it was only seven of us, it was nice spending the afternoon with two of our newest teachers to Taiwan and hanging with some old friends as well. As always, thanks to those who showed up for the hike! I had a lot of fun! Cheers, Mary rttglobalOur RTTGlobal account is the account that
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Still have things to cross off your “Things to do in Taipei” bucket list? I know I do. So for this month’s event, I’m taking us on a hike that’s right in the heart of our amazing city: Elephant Mountain. Elephant Mountain is just a short walk from the base of Taipei 101, …and about a twenty-minute hike up to the top. (Note: Even though it’s a short hike, it consists of mostly stairs… so be prepared). It will all be worth it once we make it to the viewing area; it’s supposed to be one of the BEST views of the city. We can then continue on and check out the rest of the hikes in that area, or we can end there and all get lunch together. If anyone is interested in the hike but would rather go for sunset, let me know. It’s supposed to be packed with people on the weekends, especially at night, but if everyone would rather have night views of the city then we can definitely change the time! When: Sunday, February 19th Time: 12pm Meet: Taipei City Hall MRT, Exit 2 Cost: Free, but bring $ for lunch if interested Bring:
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First Annual Reach To Teach Seoul Pub Crawl When: Saturday, February 18th Time: Starts at 7:00 PM Where: Starting at The Wolfhound in Itaewon For directions to The Wolfhound please visit: http://www.wolfhoundpub.com/locations/seoul.html Come out and join RTT on our first ever Seoul Pub Crawl! We’re going to start the night off at The Wolfhound with dinner and make our way to some of the following bars: 3 Alley Pub Sam Ryan’s Sports Bar Seoul Pub Gecko’s More bars can be added if you have a favorite! If you would like to join us for dinner at The Wolfhound please RSPV by Friday February 10th as we will need to make a reservation for our group. If you don’t wish to join us for dinner, the drinking will start about 8:30. Please email John at john@reachtoteachrecruiting.com to confirm that you will be joining us, so we can keep an eye out for you. If you can’t make it to The Wolfhound at 8:30pm please call Wilna Tanis at 010-2411-2749 to find out where we are. You’re more than welcome to join us later in the evening. For those of you that don’t live in Seoul, you can book a cheap room
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Playing Lounge Bar is known as the best place in Taiwan for shishas, hookahs, belly dance, cocktails, and fine food. Who needs Christmas movies, candy canes, and holiday caroling? I’d rather be with you all, cozying up at this chic bar over food, cocktails, and a belly dancing show! I can’t think of a better way to get in the Christmas spirit—Taiwan style. Some of the food options include pizza, chicken wings, chicken fingers, wraps, etc. The room can only accommodate 25 of us, so RSVP early to secure your spot! Email me at mary@reachtoteachrecruiting.com or respond to the Facebook event. Hope you will all join us for a RTT night out and remember to dress to impress! Let’s have some fun. Ho Ho Ho, Mary Where: Playing Lounge Bar Address:1F., No.133-2, Sec. 1, Keelung Rd., Xinyi Dist 110 Taipei, Taiwan基隆路一段133號 <http://bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&where1=110+Taipei%2C+Taiwan%E5%9F%BA%E9%9A%86%E8%B7%AF%E4%B8%80%E6%AE%B5133%E8%99%9F&FORM=FBKPL0&name=PLAYING+LOUNGE+BAR&mkt=en-US> Opening Hours: 19:00~03:00 Phone: 0227495495 Website: http://www.playing.com.tw When: Saturday, December 17th at 9pm. Please do not be late as we want to be there in time for the belly dancing show! Cost: NT$500 minimum deposit per person. This includes entrance for the dance portion of the evening. We’ll pool everyone’s money to share food, hookahs, and drinks.
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Located among a myriad of Japanese restaurants, Hinomai Yakiniku was an awesome choice for our October Reach to Teach event! Unlike many restaurants, you have to take your shoes off before sitting down at your table. Our table was designed in traditional Japanese fashion on a raised platform with low ceilings; we had to crouch while walking to get there and sit down. The atmosphere was cozy, with seven of us sharing two BBQ’s and plate after plate of delicious beef, pork, shrimp, vegetables, and more. And of course, the all-you-can-drink keg of beer wasn’t bad either After dinner, Carrie and John took us to a cute little iced drink stand in the Dunhua area. If you’re ever in the mood for a spiked Slurpee, this is the place you should go. After that, we walked to On Tap to meet up with more RTT friends waiting for us in the game room. I want to thank everyone who showed up; I had a lot of fun! There will not be a November event, but we are planning a Christmas event for the beginning of December. Look out for details on Facebook! Cheers, Mary rttglobalOur RTTGlobal account is the
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I want to give a BIG thank you to everyone who showed up to the RTT September event; I couldn’t have asked for a better turnout! The day began with over 20 of us lined up to grab the bus to Wulai. Since there were so many of us we couldn’t fit on the first bus and had to wait to get the next one. Luckily we all fit on the second bus, but had to stand the entire forty minute journey with jerky turns and winding roads. Stepping of the bumpy bus was a relief, but I found many people asking me, “What do we do now?” I should have warned everyone that this was my first time in Wulai as well, so I was just as clueless as everyone else on where to start. I was saved by the maps and signs guiding novice travelers where to go. The town itself is quaint and charming, surrounded by beautiful mountain views. However, the main road in town is filled with tourist traps—snacks, trinkets, and goodies—but we quickly passed through trying to catch a glimpse of the famous waterfall. Once we made the twenty minute trek uphill to the
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