Then and Now

Remember this picture of my apartment when I first moved in back in August?  Take a long look.  What do you notice?  (Hint: Something is missing!)

Look at 907 NOW! (and I got the light to work!)

Yhea buddy!  I got a couch!  I have been wanting/needing to get one since I stepped foot in my apartment in August.  I asked my co-teachers at my "main" school about getting one, and their response was, "We'll see, but why do you need one?" In my head I'm like you can't be serious lady!  For those who really know me, I have a smart mouth, but I kept my comments to myself that day!  I had to double check my contract to see if a couch was one of the items that would be furnished.......it's not.  I guess because Koreans don't really sit on them. (Side note, I guess that's why my co-teacher made the comment that she did, but I went to her apartment and what did I see?  You guessed it!  A LEATHER SOFA!)  

Anyhow, yesterday I asked my other co-teacher at my elementary school about where I could find a "nice" couch.  She looked up a place for me and gave me the directions.  So after work yesterday I went on a mission to find the furniture store.  Thankfully, I was able to read the Korean letters from the map and found the place within minutes! (And NO, I didn't get lost!) It is literally right around the corner my my apartment.  

I went back today and the lady told me that the owner wouldn't be back until 4 p.m. so I told her that I would come back.  In the meantime, I ran some quick errands.  At about 4:20 I was getting ready to head back down to the furniture store.  As soon as I walked out of my door, who do I see?  Two guys delivering the couch!  I was thinking, dag, I haven't even paid for it yet.  They brought it in, put it where I wanted them to, AND gave me a ride back to the store so I could pay!  

I can't lie, I was trying to be frugal and trying to see if I could go without one, but I just couldn't do it anymore.  I was tired of having to hunch over in the bed to do work, etc. and plus my back was starting to hurt. I am very thankful that I have the means to get the things that I both need and want.  It's funny how little things mean so much; me (finally) getting a couch, the young men dropping it off, the ride, the nice lady at the store, my co-teacher who found the place (and I forgot to mention she called the store to tell them I was coming).  All is (so) well in South Korea after all.