Ulji-Ro Co-Op Residence Seoul

Once again, it's been ages since I last wrote! Many updates to be had....

On the surface level, I am settled into my new apartment, after much complaining. The old apartment I referred to as "the cave" because there were no windows and when inside it was like a timewarp- impossible to detect the time of day, the weather, etc. I hated it! And, with no ventilation and air circulation, I was left with muddled scents of smoke and kimchi from my ...

... literally had sweat dripping off of us.  The humidity and pollution makes it incredibly difficult to go for long runs, because you get short of breath so easily.  Hopefully we will get used to it soon!  But, when we were on our run we got to go through these back street alleys that were awesome- most were cobblestone and there were big delivery trucks driving like crazy on them.
When we got back to our apartment, we had breakfast with everyone and then got ready for the day ...

... for 30 years. We chatted about his family of 5 children as well. Who says you can’t shape your own reality and future. A gift that all should be aware of and have at their disposal. Then again be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.

We're all linked together like a chain reaction
-Remote Control, Beastie Boys (1998)

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PS I have often fantasized about being a movie star. I wonder if I made my way ...

The last week or so I was in a major funk. It was definitely time to get away from the madness of a concrete city with 16 million inhabitants! Saturday morning I ventured to the bus station and got a ticket out of there. As soon I as arrived at the bus terminal, I was greeted with the familiar air of excitement to be traveling somewhere new. There is nothing quite like the first step off a plane, bus or train in a new location. I get butterflies in my ...

... much....
2- sites: with my trusty friends (Aimee- the tall, blonde Floridian of the group and the only mono-lingual, Berengere and Alexia- the Frenchies of the group, Liz- the pint sized English rugby player and Mary- the American-Irish ESL teacher) we have seen a few things:

a- Kyobo bookstore- wooop woop for getting lost among the many wonders of the world- BOOKS. Kyobo is a japanese ...

... We are met by someone from SLP who leads us to a building where... the kids are having their graduation ceremony? Oh. I just assumed we were going to the school. At the ceremony I meet people like my boss, and afterward the girls take me to see the school, which shares a building with a grocery store, eyewear shop, restaurant, hairstylist, dentist, church and more. ...to be continued...

... I drink so much tea all the time, but I don't have a microwave. If my tea gets cold I have to make a new cup or dilute the old one with hot water...such a hassle! Wow, so Obama's inauguration is tomorrow?!?!? Time flies. I can't watch Grey's Anatomy here!!! Boo! The copyrights for ABC or NBC, whatever network airs Grey's, has prohibited downloads in all countries except the US! So, I have to find another "method" to watch the each episode! I read about a ...

... I checked Korea was not a police state but it definitely had that vibe. Police buses lined both sides of the street and every side street that we passed. They were lined up two and three deep when we arrived but as it drew closer to midnight they became closer to ten deep. They shut down one of the main roads and people claimed the street around the bell tower to wait for midnight. There was no official fireworks display ...

... right bus on the first try, and hooked up with another CDI teacher and her sister. We got to the hotel ok and I was passed out by 9:30p when my roommate showed up. The passing out was great, but it only lasted until about 2:00am when I got up to use the restroom and found out that Korea truly is a very high tech country. We have a fully electronic temperature controlled bodai in our bathroom. (see picture). When I came ...