Welcome to Dear Kim: letters of longing, answers of care and burnout prevention.
A gentle blog as a soul sanctuary for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) and Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs) in Canada: real letters, kind replies, and support for both the CELBAN journey and career development beyond your English scores.
Dear Kim is a blog where nurses and other health professionals from around the world write real letters about their hopes, worries, and questions. Kim writes back with kindness, honesty, and deep care: offering support that speaks to the heart, mind, body, and spirit.
Each letter is shaped by five guiding ideas:
🜄 Return to Self (Heart): come back to who you are inside
🜁 Fog to Clarity (Mind): clear the confusion and find your focus
🜃 Rooted in Enoughness (Body): feel strong, steady, and good enough
🜂 Rekindling the Inner Fire (Spirit): remember your purpose and passion
💠 Standing at Zenith (Integration): bring all parts of you together
These letters are more than advice. They’re like a warm light when the path feels dark. You don’t have to go through this alone.
When you are ready, and the fire inside is burning brightly, see:
💌 Have a story, a question, or a quiet ache? Write to Kim.
You’re not alone…Your voice matters. And someone is here to listen.
📖 Scroll through letters already written, and let your nervous system exhale. You may find the reply your body, mind, heart, and/or soul has been waiting for.
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What people are saying
Nikko San Pedro
“I highly recommend CELBAN Prep and Kim is an excellent mentor. CELBANPrep does not only focus on passing CELBAN but it equips IEN’s with the life changing skills that will help them ace the exam! I went through this course and I am glad I made that leap of faith!”
Jessica Carreiro
“Kim is amazing! I am glad I found her and was able to join her classes. With her lessons I was able to build my confidence again and pass the test! She’s loving and caring. Classes are smooth , fun and I had a chance to meet amazing souls! thank you, thank you!”
L.
“Hello! I am grateful that someone is actually checking my work. With IELTS, when we write the exam, we have no idea what went wrong or what went right with our essay. Through the assignments, I am aware of the mistakes I have made especially the spacing and collocations. Right now, I am still getting used with the collocations… Thanks ladies. Have a good weekend!”
Elyn Catapang
“Whether preparing for the CELBAN exam or unlocking The Secrets to Success, learning with Kim is such a great and valuable experience. I am so grateful to be one of Kim’s students. Besides the fun of being in her class, you’ll definitely feel you’re in good hands. I must say Kim’s a teacher with a genuine heart, great passion, and high positive energy. Not to mention that she’s unique, talented, patient, skillful and intelligent; one could never go wrong to trust her process. All the best to you Kim and CELBANprep! Take care!”
S.
“I got my Celban Result.. “I PASSED…” I am soo happy.. I am sure that, if I went for the exam without taking CelbanPrep, I would have definitely failed. I remember your words to another candidate.. for every success, ‘God’s grace, your help and my effort should be there’.. Yes I follow that and I got it… Thank you so much Kim, I have no words to express my feelings…
This was one of my best decisions I have ever made in my life
..and you will always be in my mind as one of my favorite teachers, I dont know how you look, but I have a beautiful picture of you in my mind.. I recommend this Celban Prep to all nurses who want to become a Canadian nurse… Once again thank you so much for your support and help.. Thanking You.
Kyoko Miura
“No words can truly say how I feel about my favorite teacher, Kim. I am honored to take her class. Actually, she has been so much more than a teacher for me. She has been my mentor, my support and my guide. First, I’m a big fan of her teaching style. I was excited to come to her class.She made every point clear that I tend to remember for a longer period.To be frank, I stuck on the intermediate English plateau for a long time. It was challenging that I stopped progressing as quickly as I did in the past. I felt no matter how much I study English, I didn’t get any better. However, I believe in myself now more than ever thanks to her lessons. More specifically,she has helped me in more ways than simply enriching my basic knowledge. She has also helped shaped me into the person I am today. Lastly, she taught me so much more than simply English. She taught me life lessons that I will carry in my heart forever.
I sincerely appreciate that she took the time to help me understand myself better and always being there for me. She saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself. She has been there for me, cheering me on when I was on the right path and pulling me back on it when I went off-road.
She is the best teacher a student could ever ask for!”
Dear Kim 