Change of Scenery

May 9, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

Walking in Sejong One of the issues with living in a small town is that you have limited places to walk. I walk a lot and have seen basically everything around Gongju. It is ok when you just need a little exercise but today I wanted a change of scenery. So, this morning, I drove … Read More

Pull Up Your Socks

May 8, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

I need to edit videos I have filmed so many video that I haven’t had time to edit yet. It is time to pull up my socks and get to it. I have some good excuses though. For example, the average post like this takes 2-3 hours to complete. The writing doesn’t take that long … Read More

No Room to Swing a Cat

May 7, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

Beautiful Maskless People Last Monday, the Korean government lifted the outdoor mask mandate. Now people are free to walk around without a mask. Most people are still wearing masks, however. In my town there aren’t many maskless people walking around but I went to a larger city recently to play board games with friends. Most … Read More

Not Out of the Woods Yet

May 4, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

How is Your Leg? It has been one year since I injured my leg, and I am not out of the woods yet. Over the past week, I have been feeling some tightness where my muscle attaches to my leg. For those that weren’t around for that drama last year, my calf muscle detached. My … Read More

Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket

May 4, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

A Risky Lesson Plan I feel like I am putting all my eggs in one basket right now. Next week, I am trying a new lesson for the AI classroom. I prepared as much as I could over the past month, but I technically couldn’t complete the lesson until this week. The classroom was being … Read More

Earworm

April 28, 2022By Tim SchilstraWords

Annie Lennox I have an earworm and it’s Why by Annie Lennox. It was the last song I listened to on my YouTube playlist and now I keep humming it. It’s a really good song and when it gets stuck in my head, I keep repeating, “Tell me why.”     Meaning Do you ever … Read More

Big Cheese

April 22, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

Where Are the Azaleas? Yesterday, I went to Hwangmaesan (mountain) to see azaleas. Unfortunately, only about 10% of them were open. It was still a nice hike and a beautiful mountain. I went on a Wednesday because I don’t like being around a lot of people and when there is a festival, a lot of … Read More

Starting off on the Right Foot

April 19, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

Good Morning Today started out on the right foot. I woke up before my alarm to a beautiful sunny day. When I turned on my computer, I saw that a friend was using some of the photos I took and that made me feel proud. When I went to work, someone had bought donuts for … Read More

Born with a Silver Spoon in Your Mouth

April 18, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

New Driver Yesterday I was out for a walk and I saw Mustang with a “New Driver” (초보운전) bumper sticker on it. A bumper sticker is a sticker on the back of cars. Apparently, in the late 90s, new drivers were required to put a bumper sticker on their car. However, the law was abandoned … Read More

Easter Egg

April 15, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

Google is Askew I found an Easter Egg on Google. If you search for askew on google, your results will be tilted to the side. This came up at work yesterday because they installed a couple white boards in our office. The first one seems level enough but the second one is askew. If you … Read More