welcome to my house

view from office window (same side as front door)

office. there is also a huge closet. mwahaha.

view from front door. office on the right, kitchen in the middle, bathroom next right, bedroom and laundry straight ahead.

kitchen. obviously.

complete with a bathtub.

bed+closet. ugly blanket, but it was free so i won't complain. and it's insanely warm.

more bedroom. and the laundry porch, which i love.

view from my porch. apartment complexes are insanely large here.

mountains in my front yard. yayyyy.

Ok there is the grand tour. Not sure why I felt the need to show every little detail, but there you have it. I realllllllllly like it. Oh, and the floors are HEATED because it is customary to take off your shoes right when you walk inside of anybody’s house. Therefore, walking around barefoot on wooden floors is amazing.

Today I woke up at like 6am and couldn’t sleep, so I unpacked for a few hours, and then went back to bed until noon. Thennn I unpacked some more, got all ready, and set out on an adventure to find food and this internet cafe. I ended up walking like a mile or 2 to find this one, but I’m sure I’ll discover closer ones so it won’t be such a hassle.

Sooo I turned on my computer this morning, and in the process totally blew up my power converter. I didn’t see the voltage switch on the side, so it was set to the wrong one. Oops. It made this huge explosion/spark and smoked for a while, and I think my charger is now officially toast. Hahahaha. I guess I’ll have to invest in a new laptop once the paychecks start rolling in…

OK well I think that covers pretty much everything for now. I’ve been in Korea for 24 hours now!!! And I love it. I feel very out of my element here and even just looking around outside can be overwhelming. Everything is tall and close together and there are a lottt of people. Nothing is in English, and the Korean language boggles my mind. It’s weird to be confused in the convenience store, and to feel awkward when I eat because I suck at chopsticks. Getting around anywhere is a chore because I don’t want to get lost and I am perpetually stared at. And all of that is exactly why I LOVE IT. I love being confused, I love being in a new weird place, I love getting lost despite efforts to avoid it. I just love travel and this whole first 24 hours has already reminded me why I tried so hard and so long to get here. I’m addicted to this feeling and I can’t wait for a whole year of it!!!