Monday, August 31, 2009

The Big Move

Thursday the 27th was moving day. The moving man arrived at 8am on the nose and we were surprised when he said he had come alone. He only had a one ton, uncovered truck and we had been stressing the night before that all of our stuff wouldn't fit. This man was so amazing; he not only got all of it to fit, he did it in an hour and even covered it in time when it started to downpour.
B left at 8:30 so that he could be in Seoul to sign the new apt. papers by 11. Chomps and I followed on a different bus and arrived in Seoul at the new apt. at noon. The moving man had already been there and dropped all of our stuff off. Immediately after arriving, our realtor took us to some 2nd-hand shops in order for us to find appliances & furniture. (Three shops and three days later, our place is fully furnished).
We call this the bowling alley; our long, thin "living room" that is now our comp. room. the door with the windows is the entrance to our place.
This is when you enter. To the left is the study, the right is the kitchen, bath and spare room, thru the door on your left is the living room, and thru the door on your right is our bedroom.
Our kitchen (the fridge is aptly named "Tank")
Our study that should be the living room...
Chomps posing for the cam. The door frame in the right hand corner is our living room.
The living room.
Our bedroom.
3rd bedroom/our storage room. The people b4 us left that nice hanging curtain!
The room that gave us the most trouble...what a mess it was.

Today was B's 1st day of classes at his new job. He left at 10:45am and is teaching 2 classes today. He got all dressed up for the big occasion and I snapped a photo. My classes start on Wednesday.
B all ready for his 1st day at his new uni gig!

So far we're satisfied with our choice to be in this quiet area; it doesn't even seem like we're living in Seoul. As soon as we hop on a bus and ride for 5 mins, though, we're quickly reminded of where we're living. We're hoping that we find some fellow ex-pats in this area to help pass the evenings and such with. For now, though, we're just getting to know our surroundings.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I LOVE your new place!! Thanks for sharing all of the great pictures and hope that your first day is great!! We loved having you visit us and had so much fun just hanging out and talking... just like old times (before husbands and kids)! :) Take care! Love you! Em