OK, so now that we've moved away, I thought I would post these pictures of our Korean apartment and neighborhood for those of you who didn't get to see it. A lot of Koreans live in high rise buildings (like 10 or 11 floors!) in town, however, we found this little complex out in the country. There are six apartments in the building. Ours is the second story on the right, and yes, it was much nicer on the inside than the outside!
So, I like to tell people that we lived out in the Korean boonies. The disadvantage of that was it was a longer drive to base, and there was pretty much nothing within walking distance. The advantage was that we got a pretty big apartment for our money, and it was really quite out there! (Well except for the roosters and cows that lived next door - literally!)This was our view out the back of the building. Yep, we had it all. Fields, rice paddies, grave sites, and farm animals! Looking at these pictures actually makes me really sad that our time there is over. I was hoping to see the rice go in the fields before we left. It really is a beautiful sight, the rice plants are the most beautiful shade of green! (Yes, I'm from Iowa - and I do find beauty in fields, be it corn or rice!)
Here is a picture of our van in the parking lot. We bought it for $1000 and sold it four months later for $750! It was an awesome find and made our time there much easier than sharing one car.
Here are some sights we passed on our way home from base. The big green net in the back is a driving range that was right across the street from our apartment. I think I said earlier that there are no street names, so we just gave directions by landmark. This was one of the keys to finding our apartment, when in doubt, turn towards the golf net! The fields in the foreground are the unplanted rice paddies.
This was another key landmark on our drive. The "Up Mart" is a little convenience shop on the corner, out in the middle of nowhere! They love these little shops in Korea, they are everywhere!
Here is a picture of our van in the parking lot. We bought it for $1000 and sold it four months later for $750! It was an awesome find and made our time there much easier than sharing one car. 
Here are some sights we passed on our way home from base. The big green net in the back is a driving range that was right across the street from our apartment. I think I said earlier that there are no street names, so we just gave directions by landmark. This was one of the keys to finding our apartment, when in doubt, turn towards the golf net! The fields in the foreground are the unplanted rice paddies.
This was another key landmark on our drive. The "Up Mart" is a little convenience shop on the corner, out in the middle of nowhere! They love these little shops in Korea, they are everywhere! 
We also drove past several dairy farms and N and I always discussed what the cows were doing. "Maybe cows napping mommy!" Maybe they are...
3 comments:
It's so weird to think you won't be back! :(
I never drove out to your house, but I read your directions on the phone to John while he was driving out there! It's fun to actually "see" what I was telling him to look for now!
We were glad to be able to visit. Your pics bring it back to life. Thanks.
How's the jet lag?
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