Shopping for the apartment this weekend was a success. I have Katie to thank for the decorating help and mom and dad to thank for the financial help. Katie and I managed to find almost everything I needed to make this place livable and a few extra things to make it feel like home. Cleaning wise, I've tackled my bedroom and the bathroom. I managed to get some of the grime out of the washroom (and can I just say, ew - for a place that was apparently cleaned before I moved, there were WAY too many black paper towels). It will likely get a bleaching about once a week for a while, nevertheless. I'll post some pictures next week once I've finished getting it set up. I still have the kitchen to tackle, but it was the least offensive dirt-wise, so I feel less pressed to get it done. Plus, I haven't eaten more than a handful of meals at home since I moved in because of my schedule and going out with friends (tough life, I know).
I did my laundry today, too. It was a daunting task, not because of the amount of laundry (I was actually a little worried at how little I had given it's been two weeks - what have I been wearing?), but because my washing machine scares me. It's all in Korean and the layout of the display is nothing like the machines back home. I just found the picture at the top of the page online with a translation of everything, thank god. Also, people don't use dryers in Korea so everything is currently hanging on a rack in my living room. I am hope knowing that it will take a day or two for my clothes to dry will keep me from letting my laundry pile up until I'm down to my last pair of undies.
I'll post some pictures of the in progress apartment in a separate post... assuming I can figure out how to do it. Bathroom pictures will be saved until its ready - I want people to truly appreciate the before and after pictures.
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