Ok. I know it's been awhile, but I've finally settled in and am ready to give you a tour of my apartment! I live on the 6th floor of the Hanyang Worldbill, right across the street from E-Mart and the subway station. I'm lucky enough to have my school pay my rent, internet, and cable for me. The only bill I need to take care of is the electric. My apartment is small, but it's comfortable for one person. It's very similar to my apartment in Japan. The nice part about my apartment is that I don't need a key, so I don't have to worry about losing it! I put in a 4 digit password and just use that to get in and my door automatically locks when I leave!
When you first walk in there's a small entry way to take off your shoes and leave them, since you do not wear your shoes in the apartment. The bathroom is immediately to your right. The shower is western style meets asian style. It's a combination of both. The kitchen is in the hallway directly inside the door and is just big enough for our family dinners at night! I missed the refrigerator at first because it blends into the wall, as well as the freezer. Keep walking and on your right, if you slide open the wooden panels, there's my bedroom. It's small, but I'm really only in there to sleep and to get ready. I have two decent size closets that I've covered with pictures of everyone at home! There's post-its on the door of random phrases I need to know in Korean. (That's my way of learning the language!) If you keep walking, you'll walk right into my living room, which is where I spend a lot of my time. I have a mirrored bookshelf that we've been collecting wine bottles on for decoration. I have flowers with gems and butterflies stuck all over my wall to make it a little more fun! My window is the length of the entire wall. It's nice. You can sit on the window seal and watch what's going on outside. This time of year, the weather is gorgeous outside so I constantly have all the windows open! And that's it!
Everything's within walking distance of my apartment. E-Mart is across the street (as you saw). The subway station is directly behind that, as well as a lot of restaurants and coffee shops. Pyeongchon Central Park is only a few blocks away, (which I will post a video of soon!). And lastly, my school is only a 15 to 20 minute walk.
So that's everything! I hope you enjoyed the tour! I'll be sure to post more soon! Stay tuned...
Peace & Love,
Elissa Rae