My Korean apartment!

OK, so I know I've taken FOREVER to post this.  The wait is finally over.  Here are some pictures of my Korean apartment:

This is my front door.  The cabinet to the right is for shoes.  In Korean houses (and some restaurants) you take your shoes off as you enter.  Mostly I change into a pair of flip flops that I leave by the door.  Sometimes I cheat and run back in with shoes on or put my shoes on while I'm getting ready. 

Shh, don't tell!

 Close up of the front door.  See how safe I am?  There is a hotel-style bar lock thingy, a dead bolt, and a regular lock.  Plus there is a locking mechanism on the screen door.  I use that because anyone can open that hole in the bottom right corner.  (Please note: this door is not super tall, that is one petite peep hole)

 Propaganda speaker OK, not really.  I have no clue what they're saying because it's in Korean.  The only time I've heard it so far was at 9:15 pm.  I was in bed.  It was very loud and angry sounding.  I was nervous that I had done something wrong and they were coming to get me...true story.  Below that is the phone where I can speak with the doorman downstairs.  The one time I needed to use it, (was trapped inside my apartment) he was not there.

This is pretty filthy looking.  I took the picture before the I scrubbed it.  This little light is so darn useful!  I push the top button and it stays on long enough for me to change my shoes and get outside, or get to the other light when I'm coming in.  Ugh so now I really want to go time it.  I'll be right back.  It stays on for 1.5 minutes.  Cool, right?

These are pictures of my "bedroom."  My bed is not currently in there.  I was told that it is better to leave the bed near the air conditioner in the summer.  So for now it is the closet room :)  It is fairly small so I think it would be a tight squeeze with the bed and wardrobe.

This is a picture of my bathroom before the massive scrub down and new caulk.  I am just so insanely excited to have a tub and not a "wet bathroom" where the shower head is on the wall and there is a drain in the middle of the floor.

 I love these "magic sponges."  The one on the left is a brand new sponge.  On the right is just ONE of the sponges after cleaning the bathroom.

Standing to the right of the fridge while looking down the hall.  The first door on the right is the bathroom. The second is the closet room.

 Standing to the left of the fridge while looking into the living room/bedroom.  The kitchen table is on the right.  There are doors on my balcony that go in the door opening here, but I like the open feel.

They left a bunch of yummy snacks on my table the first day.  I love my little, modern table!

My kitchen.  Pretty good cabinet space, but no stove.  If it can't be cooked in a pot or a pan, it's not getting cooked!

 

This is my lovely, little fridge.  Brand spanking new from LG :)

Close up of my gas burners.  I used them last night!  There was one pot and pan when I moved in.

I'm not sure who got to pick out my dishes, but they did a great job!  In this pattern, I have three bowls of different sizes, a salad plate, a dinner plate, and two mugs.  I also have another bowl that says "I love vegetables!"  I wonder if the subliminal message works...

This is my awesome bed.  The mattress is super duper firm;  like nothing you've ever experienced.  I think it's actually pretty good for my back though.  Again, whoever picked out my bedding, did a fantastic job!  That little remote is for my air conditioner :)

These are pictures of my balcony thing. I'm not sure that's what you call it, because it is flush with the outside of the building.  I don't have a dryer, but when I close both sets of doors, it gets hot enough to dry my clothes!  I didn't really take a picture of it, but there is a drying rack suspended from the ceiling.

Last, but not least:  my amazing little LG washer.  Everything is in Korean.  I don't have all the settings figured out yet, but I'm working on it.  Good thing there is a "play" button!

Alrighty, so now you've seen almost everything in my apartment.  For sake of accuracy, I took the measurements with my tape ruler.  Not including the balcony thing, my apartment is a perfect rectangle: 14 x 35 feet.  I was still jet lagged so there is a +/- 1 foot error rate. :)  From what I've heard, this is pretty big for a Korean real estate! 


Where thou art - that - is Home. ~Emily Dickinson