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

Kick the Bucket

April 15, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

Meaning Today’s phrase of the day is a little different because it talks about a difficult subject, death. Kick the bucket is a euphemism that means someone died. A euphemism is a metaphor for something that is difficult to talk about. Death, sex, and bodily functions are considered taboo subjects that we avoid talking about … Read More

Time Flies

April 13, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

Busy Boy Most people say that time flies when you are having fun. However, I say that time flies when you are really busy. This week I have been working on my other channel (작은 마을) because I need to catch up on my videos. I still have some videos from over two months ago … Read More

Tie the Knot

April 8, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

Where is the Wedding Invitation? I recently received a message from a former co-worker who told me that another former co-worker is going to tie the knot soon. I didn’t know she was even dating someone. She recently came back to my institute as a trainee and didn’t mention anything. But I am really happy … Read More

Don’t Know From Adam

April 4, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

I was almost finished my bike ride today. I made it back to my city and was on a small road when a van pulled up beside me. I wasn’t stopped, so it was a little dangerous. An old man shouted, “Have a good day!” I looked over just in case it was someone I … Read More

No Cap

April 1, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

Café Bro There is a new coffee shop in my town. It’s called Café Bro and they have an interesting slogan. It says, “We are the CEO of café. No cap.” I find this very amusing. First, there is the poorly worded English. It should say, “We are the CEOs of this café.” But that … Read More

The Joker in the Deck

April 1, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

April Fool’s Day Today is April Fool’s Day and we found the joker in the deck amongst the supervisors. One of the supervisors unexpectedly told us that he was resigning and that there was a farewell ceremony at 2:00 pm. I don’t trust anyone on April first and he was no exception. However, a few … Read More

Cherry on Top

March 31, 2022By Tim SchilstraPhrases

Delicious Food Our cafeteria serves delicious food. I especially like the menus they present during student camps. Today was no exception. There was spaghetti, sweet pumpkin soup, cookie & cream milk, and dongas (돈가스) Dongas is a breaded and fried pork cutlet. It is usually served with a dongas sauce. I made a joke to … Read More