Highlights from year 2

"I put together another highlight video on my YouTube channel. This one is focused on my second year living and working in Daejeon, South Korea."

Don Mueang Airport

"I flew out of Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, very early in the morning on a December day last year. The flight marked the beginning of my long journey back to Wisconsin after more than a year living abroad in Asia."

Micro Dust

"Pollution from China (and South Korea), sand from the Gobi Desert and other parts of Mongolia, and plant pollen combine to create low air qualities. I took two photos from my apartment and combined them to show what a somewhat good day (left) and a bad day look like side by side."

Daejeon’s Expo Park

"This photo comes from last fall when a few coworkers and I had a barbecue in Daejeon's Expo Park."

One month of Picture of the Day

"In honor of completing one month of Picture of the Day, I have created a gallery of every photo added to this blog since I started my second contract."

Snack Outlet

"Sometimes the names of stores and businesses in South Korea catch me off guard."

Daejeon Panorama

"This photo is a panoramic composite that Google Photos put together out of three individual photos I took with my phone."

Watering Ghost

"Today's picture comes from last year, at one of my favorite watering holes in Daejeon."

Daejeon Nights

"Picture of the Day: The taller, gray building in the shadows on the right side of the image is my apartment building."

The Four Stages of Culture Shock

"Last year, during my very first term at my hagwon, one of the lessons I taught was The Four Stages of Culture Shock. A handful of my students have lived abroad, or plan to live abroad in the near future, but the lesson almost felt like it was intended for me. After all, at that point I was only a handful of weeks into my first foray into life in South Korea. "