Wednesday, 24 June 2009

My first Korean Blog

So everybody has been telling me to start a blog since I have moved to Korea to teach. Here is my attempt at it. I live in Suwon, Korea's only walled city. I live in the GyeongiGi-do provence. I moved here with my husband who is in the American Army. I didn't want to be one of the army wives who just stay home (we don't have kids) so I found a job teaching here before I ever left the United States. I teach English to 3rd through 6th graders at Young Il elementary school. The kids and the teachers are great here. Everybody has been so kind.
Korean apartments are different than US apartments. I live over a chinese and italian resteraunt right across from Kung-Hee University. Suwon has 14 university's here. I am about 5 minutes away from the great bars here. I will come back to that though. My apartment is tiny- a studio apartment. There is a top floor, but is like a bunk bed. You can't walk up there because the ceiling is so low! The bathroom is completely different. There is not a tub or shower in the bathroom. The whole bathroom is the shower! There is a shower wand that you use and the water will not stay warm. I have about three minutes of hot water and then 8 of cold. It really sucks. I also never realized how much I appreciate a clothes dryer. I have a washer, but no dryer. I hang my clothes up to dry and they become so stiff! I watch tv shows on my computer- it wouldn't do me any good to have a tv considering that I don't understand Korean.
My husband, Corey, and I have discovered some great bars. My favorite is a fire bar where they light the shots on fire. They have a dart board that has been great entertainment. Also we have made friends with the bartender there-- He watches Sex in the City- LOL! I have so much more to tell but I will save it for next time!

1 comment:

  1. thats funny. i'm happy you're making the best of it. :)

    -Trina

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