Apartment

On Saturday I will have been living in my apartment for a week.  I'm on the 4^th floor of a busy apartment complex, right across the street from my school.  It has one bedroom and an office, and what seems to be a spacious kitchen for Korean standards.  Here’s a quick tour of the place.

I spent most of Saturday doing some deep cleaning.  The apartment was pretty dirty from the previous tenants, and I think all of the furniture and appliances came from a storage unit, so they were pretty dusty and dirt covered.  I also did a lot of rearranging and figured out how to use the rice maker.  Rice is delicious in Korea. 

Tonight, I finally got the internet connected in my apartment.  It sounds so shallow to actually say this, but I really missed the convenience of being able to communicate with people whenever I needed to.  I think it was more frustrating simply because Korea is supposedly the most connected country in the world, and I was not connected in Korea.  Anyway, all is good now and i'm thankful that I have the resources to be connected to you all.

Tomorrow I will take some pictures at school and around the city to give you a better idea of where I'm at.  And the mountains!  On Sunday morning I'm going to hike up Mt. Taebaek.  Apparently it's a pretty famous mountain in Korea, but I have no idea why.  Maybe there will be a sign that I can't read on the trail!

I promise more insightful, interesting blogs in the future.  Topics may include why Korea has the best ice cream treats on the planet, drinking/smoking habits of Korean teachers, or the abundance of red chili peppers growing outside my apartment window.  Stay tuned for more frequent posts!