My apartment

You must be wondering by now how my place stacks up against what you know in the States. Well, here's a few pics. Since I didn't have a tape measure I used my wingspan. The room seems to be a perfect square at about 13ft per side, minus the closet and the kitchen. The bathroom/washing machine area is 13ftx2.5ft. I have my own A/C, which is nice. Most places in Korea have heated floors, and mine is no exception. However, this raises the floor a few inches, and I can easily touch the ceiling.

Like the shower? Its a spray nozzle with a line which stands at my knee. At first I was like, This is Ridiculous!, but now its okay. I have to shave in there, in that metal bowl; no mirror. And the toilet is right next to the wall, so its really fun to sit down. My knees touch the wall. And I can't wear pants in there because the toilet leaks; otherwise my pant legs would get all wet at the bottom. I keep it a little neater than the pictures suggest, but I don't have a lot of options. The bed is hard as a rock, but I sleep very well there, better than my soft futon. Thanks for taking that, Jess.

Last week I had internet installed, so I don't need to go to PC bangs anymore. A PC bang is a bunch of computers in a room with internet access and neon lights, where many gamers go. Korea, I guess, has the largest community of online gamers in the world. And on the news the other day they said that Korea also has the largest number of broadband users in the world also...? Broadband or wireless, one of those two.

My main problem is geting out and meeting people. Since everything I need is within a five minute walk of where I live, I don't need to go out for much. I just started a membership at a gym across the street. 3 months is roughly $165, and they give you clothes to wear to work out. They also have a sauna. Its not a real big place, but when I go during late morning its not really that busy either.

So what do you think? Jealous? I bet you are, my place rocks!