In order to you glimpses on my daily life in Korea, I've decided to focus on one post at a time. Each post will detail a certain aspect of my life here, and, well, you can guess it, this post will be about my lovely abode here in Gwangju. My wonderful "one-room" as the Koreans call it.
We'll start with the door...
What Korean apartment is complete without a huge collection of delivery ads for the nearby restaurants in the area? Most are magnetic, which is why it's nifty to have a magnetic door.
This is the lifesaver AC I used during the first few hot, humid summer weeks I spent at the apartment.
It's autumn/winter now, so the AC is in hibernation... Next is the wonderful heater -- sort of.
This acts not only as a water boiler, it also heats up the floor!! Woo for Asian style heating!
It took me many dictionary searches to finally understand the buttons on the contraption, but it's become one of my best friends during this cold season.
One of the random shelves in my kitchen.. I eat out a lot.. can you tell? Haha~
A tiny tea kettle for a tiny stove!
My wonderful bed!!! No, I did not pick the bright orange blankets~~
And the penguin was a gift from one of my students <3
A shot of my penguin (again), the pink couch-like furniture, the wonderful teddy bear rug, microwave, and rice cooker!
I only wish I had a toaster oven like my friend, Ceara. I miss baking!
My room was originally a white cube that I lived in. In order to prevent myself from going crazy... I had to add decorations. A few trips to the downtown Daiso to purchase some wire, glue-able wall tacks, and cute colorful clothespins brings me what you see now. The things that are hanging are some of the mementos collected during the short 4 months I've been in Korea.
The glow stick is from the G20 concert in Seoul where I saw many Kpop idols among other Asian artists,
the pepero box is from a student given to me on Pepero Day,
the drawing of Patrick is from my student during English camp in August,
the two drawings next to the UCLA sign are maps drawn by my students during a class where we learned about directions,
and, of course, the UCLA sign is by *muah*.
The above map is the example drawing I made for my kids,
the yellow ticket to the right is a movie stub for "Social Network,"
and the left Hauze wrist band is for when we went dancing in Gwangju after our POE cultural trip tiil 5am!
Busan Aquarium!
Here's a shot of my desktop with the decorative wire hangings on the wall.
This is where I do most of thinking, work, and snacking ;) Btw, isn't my monitor/TV awesome??
My laptop is on the floor when I took the photo, so the desk looks slightly neater... I'm such a slob.
[btw, the candy is not for me!! Those are leftovers from when I was handing out candies to my kiddies ;]
Well, I hope this gives you an idea of how I'm living in Korea. I've really grown attached to this place. Do you see why I call this home???!???!?
<3
[edit:]
I've decided not to take shots of my bathroom because, well, it's gross. Haha~~ Maybe I'll take a photo of it just for laughs.. we'll see how desperate I get. | 