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So we talked to the school today about the apartment we checked out over the weekend. Shockingly they got in touch with the realtor and agreed to work things out. Potentially it will be a done deal tomorrow and we can move in starting next weekend. It’s going to cost us a little money in February because there will be a month’s overlap in rent, but I feel that it’s totally worth it. The place is HUGE and nice. Although it will be about a 25 minute commute from work it feels worth it to me because I spend most of my life in my home and I want my home to be comfortable. It’s more than comfortable, it’s huge! Both of our families could visit at the same time and we wouldn’t even feel cramped. Well I guess it depends how long everybody stayed, but still!
Here are some pictures we took when we were touring. It’s three bedrooms, a small living room, a spacious bathroom, a kitchen with (a little bit of) counter space, and an outdoor balcony area with a washing machine, space to dry clothes or even work on messy art projects. The entrance way is nice too with a mirror and shelves for shoes. Needless to say, I’m excited.
Also, note the white wallpaper! No sparkly flowers!
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For the record it was 7 degrees yesterday… fahrenheit.
Today was the last day of this vacation and I’m sad to see it go. At least there are only three days left before another weekend! Today we slept in and I went out to meet two of my co-teachers in Myeongdong to hang out. Everything was open, to my surprise, and the place was packed with bundled up couples out shopping, a delicious variety of street foods and bright neon signs. We ate, went to karaoke, and did a little bit of shopping. I’m glad to hang out with them and get closer to some coworkers. At the same time I realize that we will remain just co-workers, because we don’t actually have a lot in common, and I’m fine with that.
Now that I’m not in college or working at a place with people of a similar age and background it’s hard to meet people with common interests. I’m lucky to work at a school with so many expat teachers and to have made some good friends amongst them this year. I guess one of my bigger goals for 2012 is to get out and meet new people. Tristan and I met with the organizers for the Seoul Shakespeare Company on Saturday and are hoping to lend our talents to their group. We’ll be meeting expats for the most part and hopefully I’ll get to do some design work for their print materials. I’ll keep you updated as that pans out!
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Today (Monday) is the Lunar New Year so we have today and tomorrow off of work. Most museums are holding special hours over the holiday so people can visit. Today we ventured out with Jessica to see the Seoul Museum of Art. I have to say it was pretty disappointing. They have no permanent exhibition and the free one was all modern art. If you know me at all you know how I feel about something that I feel I could assign to my 6-year-olds as an art project. There was a traveling photography exhibition but we didn’t check it out at 10,000 won per ticket.
We went to COEX to enjoy some comfort food at TGIFridays and then next on the list was to check out the great palace (Gyeongbokgung). In the end it was so unbelievably cold today that we just came home to watch a movie. It’s cold in a way I’ve never felt cold before. It penetrated down to the subway so thoroughly that I had to keep my gloves on while waiting for the train and my toes went numb. There’s no cold like this back at home. I can tell I’m getting used to it but I’m definitely going to spend every winter in Korea hibernating in my apartment– I just can’t talk myself into leaving the house these days!
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