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Courtney Vondran
Courtney is a travel writer and content creator from Chicago, USA. In 2014, she quit her 9-5 to travel the world and hasn’t stopped since. She runs her travel blog, Courtney The Explorer which helps curious souls explore the world on a budget. Courtney has a passion for solo travel, long-term trips, and story-telling (aka sharing all her travel fails in an attempt to help and inspire other travelers). After recently returning home from teaching English in Korea, she currently quarantine-ing with her mother in the suburbs of Chicago planning her next adventure. Find her on Instagram at @courtneytheexplorer.
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How Teaching in Korea Helped Me Come Out (or Led Me To Come Out)
ITA alumna, Courtney, shares with us how a good-paying teaching job, a cute apartment, and living abroad wasn't making her happy, and how her time in Korea led her to come out.
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- Delia Nugent
Teaches English in South Korea