How The Journey Began . . .

For those who are following this blog intentionally or may have stumbled upon it by chance, a brief introduction to who we are and what this blog is all about. Allow us to first introduce ourselves...we're Brian and Sandra (Sandy) Montgomery. We have lived on the amazingly beautiful Oregon coast for the past quarter of a century (25 plus years) and have loved being part of this small community. During those years Brian taught at Newport High School (chemistry, biology, theory of knowledge) and Sandy focused most of her time on raising our two sons. After teaching 30 years in the American public school system, Brian had been feeling for the past several years a need for change. Little did we realize just what that change would look like or where it would take us. Last spring a fellow colleague of Brian's decided she and her husband were going to go teach in Korea. After several exciting emails and glowing reports of their experiences in Seoul, we began tossing around the idea of striking out on a similar adventure as well. By October of 2008 we were seriously looking at international schools, by Christmas had decided we would throw our hats into the ring, and by Valentine's day 2009 had accepted jobs at Gyeonggi Suwon International School. The rest is yet to come. We hope to share our experiences in Korea with our friends and family through written word, photos, and occasional videos.