The Shortest Day of the Year Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. That means, it has the least amount of sun. In the northern hemisphere, it occurs on December 22nd each year. Oh, that is today! The farther you go North, the shorter the day will be. If you are near the … Read More
A Silly Schedule Schedules are difficult to make. They should be written in a clear and easy way to understand. If there is any ambiguity in a schedule, your audience might not be in the right place at the right time. It only gets more difficult when you make changes to the schedule. I am … Read More
Insecurity Some people might say that I lack confidence when it comes to relationships. And, I know that they are right. I have had way too many bad experiences in dating to believe that any relationship will turn out well. When I meet someone new, I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop. … Read More
Borrowing a Classroom Yesterday was a very busy day for me. In particular, I needed to prepare for the murder mystery game in the afternoon. There is a lot to set up. We also had a potluck and I wanted to make poutine. I’ll tell you that story at the end of this post. On … Read More
Terry Fox Terry Fox is one of the greatest Canadians of all time. He was an inspirational figure who raised money for cancer research while attempting to run across Canada despite his disability. He lost his leg to cancer and wore a prosthetic (not real) leg. He said that the beginning of each run was … Read More
Beautiful Garbage I like to share new Korean phrases and words that I hear. One thing about the Korean language is that they really know how to use portmanteaus to create language. A friend taught me 예쁜쓰레. It translates to beautiful garbage. She used it to talk about flowers as they are only pretty for … Read More
I Graduated From There! Today was the first class with a new group of trainees. As I have done many times before, I presented my introduction lesson. I am getting bored of it, so I was considering not using it this time, but I left it in and I am glad that I did. I … Read More
A Dangerous Place Daiso is a dangerous place for me. If you aren’t from Korea or Japan, Daiso is a discount variety store. I went there last night to pick up some Tupperware and Christmas decorations. I spent 44,000 won. The reason why the store is dangerous for me is because they have a lot … Read More
Finally, A Win! The Detroit Lions finally got the monkey off their back with their win last Sunday. They won on the last play of the game. The Lions are my favorite American football team but they SUCK. They are really bad this year. I wrote about kissing your kissing your sister when they tied … Read More
Vocabulary Before reading, translate these words. Elocution Deaf Influence Mimicry “Visible Speech” Phonetic Corn husk De-husking Flour Mill Manual (adj) Finger-tapping Devotion Acoustics Pupil Enroll Automaton Tuning Fork Philologist Contraption Deduced Mohawk (people) Modify Melodeon Oratory Burning the midnight oil Harmonic Telegram Tone Secured Financing Pluck Overtone Transmit Liquid Electromagnetic Skyrocket Transcontinental
