the beginning!

I've been here in Korea for a week now and things still don't feel too weird.  I'm guessing it will start to get strange sometime soon?  Or maybe later?  I've never experienced "culture shock" so I'm not sure what to expect, ha.  I guess we can figure it out together, dear readers - maybe when I look back over a few particularly disheartened posts I'll realize that I've moved into some new "phrase" or something like that.  Who knows.  Right now, I'm pretty much as I ever was - not overwhelmed, not underwhelmed?  Just whelmed, I guess?  That really should be a word.

Two things that I would want to know about if I were my friend / family member:

The Apartment and The Teaching

I don't have time right now to do either subject justice, alas!  So, please accept these paltry few sentences for now, and after the weekend I'll have so much more ready for your reading pleasure.


The Apartment is pretty dece, yo.  I love the heated floor and the and the hot water - I get so much hot water.  Man, after my last apartment, I really appreciate things like that.  The floor is sweet - all you do is turn up your thermostat, and hot water runs under the floor.  The wood gets warm, and then eventually, the air gets warm.  It's a slow but comforting process.  I think it makes a lot more sense for people that actually sleep on the floor - with a bed, the system is a little less efficient.  Oh well!  I personally would like to get rid of the bed and go with floor style slumber, but I don't think I'm allowed, ha.  The bed is a permanent feature.  And it's springtastic!  Metal springs.  Ouch.  I think I'll get a mattress topper of some sort.


And that's it?  I told you there would only be "paltry sentences."  More later, I promise.