Here's my view from the plane. Asiana 201, 747-400.Here's the start of my first weekend here. Jetlag has been making itself known every night since I arrived here. I have no trouble falling asleep around 11pm.. but like clockwork at 3:33am, BOOM! Awake! It hasn't been hard to fall back asleep. But sleeping past 6:45am is impossible, and that's fine. I think I'm naturally a morning person anyway.
This is right outside my window.So! Last night was my first night in the apartment that the school has provided me. The apartment is a weird combo of modernity, ghetto, and minimalism. I've got two tres-chic chairs. The ghetto is the wires and cables that terminate into mid-air, and the broken cabinetry. I'm hoping to find some fabric to "cover up" the area of the kitchen. It's very nice in that it is quite spacious. They gave me a two-room flat.. ! This is extravagant and I aspire to using it well with guests and whatnot.
I knew I'd be surrounded by fluorescent bulbs out here. That's pretty standard fare, but I'd like to change that in the apartment, so that's another one for the checklist: get lamps and incandescent lights. It's more costly energy-wise, but I'm in the apartment every night and it'd make it a place to look forward to returning to.
On Wednesday, after Tim and his wife picked me up from the airport, we went out to eat at a Thai food place, and Josh C. and his wife joined up with us. Here's a few pictures. They humored me and my overzealous "shiny toy" camera itch.
Josh and I. Goofs.
Couple of Chois.
Tim and his wife. They picked me up at the airport.Tim is an excellent teacher at the school.
Hmm.. Things interesting: The teachers are referred to as Mr. or Ms. (first name). The master teacher is Mr. Luke and he also manages the English teachers. We had some trouble when I got to the school because I too am Mr. Luke. I wondered, "Why not just call Mr. Luke 'Mr. Ha' using the last name as is "normal"." Well... last names don't work like that over here. There'd be a lot of Mr. Park, Ms. Lee, etc.. right? First names are more unique, except in Mr. Luke and I's case.
3 comments:
It will be fun to see s few pictures of your apartment.Thanks for the pics of your friends. Are these some of the ones you know at Faith?
Mrs. Gretchen
How about going by your middle name?
Yeah, I guess, to add to the surreal experience, you could be 'Mr. Justin,' or do like David did and just make up a new name to go by for this season of life. Mr. Lucas?
We're trying for Mr. Luke S. But many students have already been informed that I'm Mr. Luke. It's a mess. I'm sure we'll figure it out.
Mr. Justin would be kinda fun, Aunt G. I thought Mr. Shack would also work, since many of my older brothers have borne that name.
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