Steve Kim

Hello! My name is Steve Kim and I am very excited about being a part of the Write Alaska Summer Program this year. This is the first year that I have taken part in this program and can’t wait for the good times to begin. I have seen the itinerary and it looks like we are in for a great deal of fun.

I have been a math teacher at Clark Middle School for the past 4 years and taught math and social studies for half a year at Gruening Junior High prior to that. My original plan was to be a high school ESL teacher but I started teaching middle school and it has been hard for me to leave. I fell in love with teaching as a substitute teacher and decided that after 7 years of subbing, I should get my own classroom. 

I was born in Seoul, Korea and soon after moved to Honolulu, Hawaii with my parents. My earliest memories are of living in Hawaii and being a baby beach bum. I loved it. When we moved to Anchorage, Alaska, I stepped off the plane in shorts and flip-flops to see snow for the first time. You can imagine my surprise and the huge change that my life undertook. To be perfectly honest, I learned to love the snow. My parents used to have to force me to come into the house because I loved playing in the snow so much. Now that I’m older, I don’t seem to care for the snow as much. It’s funny how that works. 

My loves are family, skateboarding, art, music, and fixing and riding old bikes and motorcycles. I recently had my first child and even though it is a lot of work, I enjoy it immensely and look forward to sharing my loves with my son Max. In fact, I can’t wait until we can go skating together. His new favorite word is “vroom vroom” and he says it whenever he sees a motorcycle go down the street.