Live much?

Hello, and nice to meet you. My name is Christina Bartosh and I'd like to thank you for stopping by my blog. It's totally free to come and take a look. This blog will have three objectives:

1) to provide English tips and lessons for those who are into looking good and getting ahead in life,
2) to provide tips and stories about my experience abroad in countries such as China, South Korea and Japan, and
3) to provide a positive outlook on life and the possibilities in all of us.

Let's talk about me, because I'm sure you want to know who I am and why I think you should take the time from your amazing, wonderful life to read my blog. I'm a TEFL-Certified English teacher and have spent the last three years teaching English in the southern province of Gyeongnam in South Korea. I have also been to a few other Asian countries and I love to travel. I studied Linguistics in University, so I love to learn languages and met people from other cultures. I am working on self-empowerment through a series of courses in New York City. My mission in life is to help people all over the world using language and cultural understanding. I could go on, but this whole blog is essentially "about me", so...

Let's talk about you. There is a reason you are at this site. Whether I gave you the link, or you just "stumbled" upon it, there is definitely a reason you were put here in this place with me in the universe. Therefore, I want to take these few sentences to thank YOU, as a special person, for stopping by and reading. Whether I know you or not, I believe there is order in the universe and we are put into others' paths for....well, no one knows until it happens, right? So please feel free to comment below/email me if you have anything you'd like to ask or say regarding the things you read here.

The reason this blog is called Live It! Is because the best way to learn a language is to live it! I spent three years in Korea and there is no way I would have learned the language so fluently if I hadn't lived with the kind and colorful people in the small town of Jinhae. Not many of them can speak English, but that doesn't stop them from having warm hearts, and us connecting on a deeper level made me want to learn the Korean language even more. Also, when you learn even a few words in a person's native language, you can see their face light up almost instantly. People want to know that you care about them and who they are/where they came from, and where they are going. I'm not saying the only way you will learn Italian is if you book a trip to Pisa tonight, and I'm not even saying that once you get there you'll be fluent. I'm just saying that if you show some interest, it comes back to you twofold.

I will be posting using links, pictures, and excerpts from past emails sent to various people while in South Korea in order to relay my absolutely awesome experience in Asia, and even my experiences back home in the states after spending time abroad. So again, thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you enjoy my blog and most importantly, I hope you are enjoying your life!

--Christina