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Well we moved into our apartment and it's exactly what we wanted! We were told it was a 2 bedroom but it's really a studio apartment with a loft bedroom. The loft is actually not tall enough for me to stand up in let alone Seth to stand up. But it's ok, there's plenty of storage that we can put things in. Two of our co-workers helped us move from the hotel to the apartment. Vanessa, who has been there the longest, showed us around the block because she has had friends to live in that place. She also showed us how to walk to school which is about a 20 min leisure walk. A little far but I need the exercise.
After we brought all our things into our place we went out and shopped for kitchen things. Vanessa told us that our boss was buying us kitchen things for our new place! How awesome is that? So we went to a big store first, called E Mart, it's a two story building comparable to Walmart. The first floor is all food and the second is all non perishable items. I don't know how long we were there but it was awhile. Afterwards we went to a store called Daiso ( pronounced Dice-so). It's pretty much the dollar store of Korea. That store was not nearly as big but still had three floors to go through. We bought all our dishware there and they are gorgeous! Seth actually picked them out. I will have to show them to you soon. Total we spent about 183,000 WON. Which is roughly $170. Pretty nice of our boss right?
Now our apartment is much smaller than our place in the states. I can get used to the smaller kitchen. There are a few things I will have to get used to. The main one is the bathroom. There's not a separate place for the shower. The entire 5x6 room is tiled and has a drain in the middle. The shower head is connected to the faucet in which you turn a handle to turn on the shower. There is a little medicine cabinet I keep things, but you never leave anything out unless you want it to get wet. But the water is great, my hair is super soft now :). oh and in order to have hot water you have to remember to push a button in the living room before you get in. Gotta remember that one.
The next thing to get used to is washing our clothes. We have a small washer under our stove (no oven, but I'll get to that later). It's small but will still hold a sheet set. No one has a dryer here. There's a whole aisle in EMart for washing things and half the aisle is drying racks you can buy. We need a rack but our loft area will do for now. I am going to have to learn how to do laundry all over again.
Last I am gonna have to learn how to cook without a stove and microwave. Yep we have neither one. I want to invest in a large toaster oven but that will have to come later on. We have a two burner stove and a sink and that's it! One of our co-workers said she lived in the states without a microwave or stove for over two years. So I'm not going to be cooking anything that I cooked last year. We are going to learn an entire new way of cooking. On the up side, eating out is suppose to be cheaper here but we haven't yet found the places that are super cheap. But we will!!
Well that's all for now, next time I will tell you about our experiences teaching and some odd facts we have learned about Korea already.
Till next time.
Jessica
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MOM Thanks!!! I feel much better hearing how thing are going. Sounds like an adventure. Hugs, kisses and lots of love and prayers to you both. MOM
Uncle Don Unkl Don: Ha! I'm not laughin'- O.K. yes I am. Having spent a little time in the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Shenzhen-China, I have a real idea of your apt and neighborhood. Are you missing the good-ole US of A yet? You aint in Kansas no more Dorothy. Are you and Seth gonna get bikes (peddle kind)? From the map below I take it you're in Mokpo. Yep- I remember sitting on the commode seat to take a shower. You know it gets really cold in winter there- you gonna walk to school? Can you find any American food there? Or "Western Style" restaurants? This is Nascar week at Bristol. Guests from Michigan will be here tonite thru sat nite. Holly an I will go to Knoxvl sat for her aunt Ann's funeral. Ann was 93. Low overhead in the loft? You don't sleep standing up do you? Think of it as a camping trip with sub-titles! Have you gotten used to being the biggest people in the crowd? A good thing is that you and Seth can always find each other by going up on tip-toes. We look forward to further Korean adventures of Red and Stilts. Your Unkl Don
Uncle Don I found Sinheung-Dong, Inchon on Google maps. How close is your apt to the McDonalds on rte 42 across from GS Caltex and HI Mart? What is your street address?
Mike R Sally and I are so excited about your adventure. The "discovery" phase is a little tricky, but you're making great memories. Embrace the differences and have a blast.
our-world-book Yep, uncle Don we Are in Mokpo. Surprisingly there are several tall people here, but Seth is still the tallest. There are actually several western styled food choices. Our favorite is this little pizza place that has pizza for as little as 5won. We like that. I actually don't know our address yet. I will make that my goal today. Sorry about Aunts Holly aunt. More adventures to come soon!
Emery I want the address too! Im not sure what kind of stamps I would have to get but I am sure the post office will tell me