Top Ten

Top Ten Things About Our New Apartment:

10: There are not only men in suits around. There are people in everyday clothes (by saying that I do realize that for some people suits are the everyday clothes)

9: We have a 45 minute commute to work. You think this is a joke, but its not. I like it and its refreshing to get away from the area we work. Since our life here is work and our apartment, its nice to have some separation between the two. It also provides me the opportunity to read the newspaper on a very regular basis.

8: We don't have to stand on our bed to put bread into the toaster.

7: We will be there until we leave Korea. I have moved a lot this last year and it will be nice to be in one place for at least a few months.

6: We live by a large traditional market where we can buy fresh fruits (if in season) as well as vegetables and fish if we need some.

5: We have a balcony and it goes around 2.5 sides of our apartment.

4: Olympic Park: A huge park, kinda like Central Park but not quite, is a five minute walk from our apartment. Its really nice to be able to go there on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon for a walk and escape the buildings.

3: Children: There are children around. In fact, the building next to us is an elementary school and supposedly in the morning they often sing and it can be heard from our apartment.

2: Aesthetics: Its not the most aesthetic picture, but the number of red fluorescent church steeples that can be seen from our balcony is an interesting and attractive aesthetic. It reminds me of the opening scenes of Romeo and Juliet (the leo version) when they focus on the city landscape and show the church steeples. Except that here in Seoul, its modernized in an uncomfortable but admiring way.

1: Bikes. There are people with bikes around our apartment. What a refreshing sight.