July 2024 - Bryan's Briefing
Hey friend,
it has been another month. This edition went out a few days later than I would have liked, being in Korea and catching Covid caused a slight delay.
It has been my first month after I quit my work, a decision that was filled with a lot of uncertainty for me. It was a good opportunity, a somewhat flexible job that was well paid. But nonetheless, I felt like it was a good decision to quit.
So now I am in South Korea for two months, and it's great. There were some negatives I forgot about while I was in Germany, like how hot and humid the summer is or how hard it is to find a healthy breakfast. It also feels different to not be in a university or some other activity, this makes it a lot harder to meet people naturally.
But overall I am very happy to be back again. I missed getting affordable meals outside, the pretty cafes, the amazing public transport, the plethora of outside activities, the always great service and of course my friends in Korea which I hadn't seen in a long time.
Many of which I still haven't seen since when I came back to Seoul from Cheonan I was forced to stay at home due to getting Covid and feeling ill. My fever symptoms have already got a bit better but I am still spending most of my time in bed, at least it's good to know what's the cause and that I will get better.
Something that can't be said about other health problems I am still having. Once I return to Germany my tonsils will get removed and I will stay a week at the hospital. I will also hopefully find out that I have some specific food intolerance.
But instead of already thinking about what I will be up to in Germany when I return I want to focus on my time in Korea now. There are so many things I want to do, so I hope I recover quickly and can get out there again!
Also got two job interviews lined up this month to hopefully earn money while living in Korea, what a great combination that would be!
🌱 Cool Content I Made
I have not been spending much time on creating things lately. Mostly worked on finalising my bachelor thesis proposal which already got far too long. But I did start posting more about my journey in Korea.
- Instagram Highlight Korea 2 - Back in South Korea! Stayed in Cheonan for July.
❤️ Cool Stuff By Others
🍿 Videos
- The $6.4T Stock Drop - Why Is Everything Down? by The Plain Bagel - On why the stock market just dropped very recently. I enjoy the overall channel as well, it mostly has finance content with a focus on being factual and educational.
- How Oil & Gas Companies Use the Education System for Propaganda by Climate Town - Entertaining overview on how oil companies negatively influence the education system in America.
🕸 Browser Extensions
- DeArrow: Better Titles and Thumbnails on YouTube by Ajay - Google Chrome | Firefox - Make the experience of browsing through algorithmically recommended content better, it replaces the thumbnails and titles of videos with better fitting ones.
- SponsorBlock: Skip Sponsorships on YouTube by Ajay - Google Chrome | Firefox - The most comfortable way to skip sponsored segments on YouTube.
- uBlock Origin by Raymond Hill - Google Chrome | Firefox - The best adblocker out there.