Well, I've still got a few posts prior to this one that I need to publish, but I figured it would be best to catch up later. I'm pretty jet-lagged so cut me some slack on the grammar and spelling ;-)
I made it safely to Korea last night. Around 11:30pm a coworker named Matt and his wife Je Yun (sp?) met me at my apartment and got me set up. Matt even brought stuff for pb&j, toilet paper, and a huge bottle of water. The apartment is not nearly as tiny as I was expecting. It has seperate areas for the living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. For now my bed is in the living room. I asked Matt if I should move it into the living room but he said it's best to keep it where it is for now because of the "air con" (I don't know why but I love that they call it that!)
Matt and Esther (coworkers) explained that because my apartment is newly acquired by the school, they are still doing some work on it. When I got there I had a bed (with super cute comforter and pillows!) a tv and stand, table with four chairs, stove top, a wardrobe for clothes, and a cabinet by the door for shoes (already full hehe). I'm still missing a refridgerator and washing machine. My apartment has a shower...yay!!! I'm posting this from the school so I'll need to post pictures later.
Now Matt says that everyone needs a funny first day in Korea story so I guess that's why he helped with mine! When we got to the aparment, the doors to my balcony were not installed. He said "I'm a kindergarten teacher, not a handyman, but I think I can give it a whirl." On the first try he put the doors on backwards. I was unpacking some of my luggage when I heard a loud crash. When trying to install the second door, he had accidently knocked the first one to the floor! Luckily the door has two pieces of glass, one in the top and one in the bottom. Only the bottom piece was broken. Matt and his wife cleaned up the glass and even taped some plastic bags into the hole to keep the bugs out.
After they left, I did a little more unpacking and went to sleep just before one. Well, I'm off to get my health check...more to follow!
glad to hear you like your apt. if you need a handy man i might be able to go fix a few things. matt and his wife sound like good people. glad you made friends fast. lets us know if you need anything from the states. we will try to send you thing as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carlos you were the very first person to comment on my blog! You win a prize...I'll try to find something cool to mail you :) About mailing stuff to me, I've actually been able to find a ton of stuff here that I didn't think I would. Maybe we can go over the stuff that I left and I'll tell you what sounds important. Thanks for being such a big help...that's why you're my BFFE!
ReplyDeleteHey, Kel! I finally got a chance to sit down and read your blog and check on you. I'm glad you have met some nice people already that can help show you the ropes over there. Tell them thanks from your friends back home. Now we don't have to worry as much! :) I'm glad to hear you are doing well and getting settled just fine. Keep posting so we know how great you're doing! Em
ReplyDeleteThanks Em! I miss you guys and working with kids is not NEARLY as scary as the ER :)
ReplyDeleteNo, I imagine it is a lot more fun.......like working with moms and babies! :) I still go down and check on the girls from time to time. How could I not? They've been my friends for like 10 years! I'm glad you are loving the job and the new place.
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