Well, it's a little odd that I'm finally getting around to posting these pictures. I'm leaving this particular apartment/house in a few days. However, my year is over & it's time for me to move to another location. These photos have been accumulated over the course of a year. It was a great house & great location! I'll miss this place!
A zoomed in photo taken during the winter from my roof top.
It's on the busiest street in the town of Seogwipo. Despite the daytime traffic, I still loved this place. The house is basically split into four quadrants. The downstairs belongs to the family who run the mom & pop shop.
The store owners & their two children sleep on the bottom left section of the building. They run the store out of the lower right quadrant. My boss & his family live on the second floor, on the left side. The smaller building on the left side is a tarp/visqueen business. Between these two buildings are the stairs going to the top.
This is taken from the right side of the building. Yes, I live upstairs in this section, & you can see my three windows on the top floor.
The stairs leading to the second floor.
Once you get to the top, the gate keeper, Ludo, kindly awaits you.
Yet, if you're not Ludo's buddy, he'll bark up a good storm.
I'm standing on the tarp business' roof & looking down the walkway. My door is past the screen door you first see. This roof/patio is great for my boss & I to kick back on. My boss owns this whole building & another that you'll see in a later photo.
Looking back towards the patio & my bosses' front door.
Here we are, my front door & the stairs to the roof. Let's first take a look at the view from above.
Viewing west over the patio, you can faintly see a stream below.
When the sun is almost overhead, the surroundings become more visible. I don't think the building with the torn cloth on it will ever be completed.
If you look closely, you can see a group of people sitting under the bridge & enjoying a meal. During the summer, it's quite popular to find a place to sit on the rocks & cook a dinner on the river.
When looking north & panning down, you can see some of the traditional houses.
Weather permitting, this is what I can see every day from my north-facing windows.
Once again I zoomed in for this, so you can compare it to the winter picture above.
I decided to provide a 360 degree view & continued to photograph as I turned east.
My roof top that served as my deck! I'm standing directly over my boss' place & looking over mine.
Now, I'm standing over my place.
The street directly in front of my house.
The same shot at night.
A great duck restaurant across the street.
There's a large building that you can see to the left. It has two restaurants in it & my boss' parents live on the top floor. This building, as well as the duck restaurant building, are owned by my boss & his family.
My home! Well, my old home...
Dining Area
Omok, a common Korean game that involves placing five pieces in a row before your opponent does. It's similar to the free standing game called, Connect Four.
The dining area is directly to the left of my kitchen.
The island is well known for its incredibly sweet tangerines. During winter, everyone brings them to work to share or to send them home with others. The year before, I couldn't eat all that were given to me & I felt bad for letting hundreds go to waste. I tried giving them to other people, but everyone seems to have their own collection.So, this last year, I bought a blender, peeled every single one & blended them into a juice. I drank all that I could, froze what I had room for in my freezer & gave the other bottles away. The juice was easy to give away! As you can see, I already blended about 60 tangerines & still have a night of peeling left. Despite the work it takes to peel them, I'll definitely miss the fresh winter fruit when I leave.
The bathroom floor wasn't properly angled so all the shower water wouldn't exit via the drain. This is what the brush on the floor came in handy for.
Hallway
Spare Room
Spare room , but peeking toward the hallway.
The other side of my spare room.
Yes, I decorated the whole place by myself! I was the first person to live here since they remodeled it. It's also why everything looks so new! I was lucky to live in this nice of place! Most times, teachers are not so lucky with their free living accommodations.
Opposite side of my bedroom.
You can see the washing machine next to my refrigerator in the back.
I haven't a clue what its name is, so maybe someone can inform me. Expand this photo for a better view!
Cicada, which are one of the loudest insects in the world! Look at the detail on the wings!
Expand this to see the raised bumps used for protecting the stamen.
