This has been an interesting week. I have been having people banging on my apartment door pretty regularly. They bang on the door, ring the doorbell, and go around to do the same thing to several other apartments. I never answer the door, because there is no way for me to talk to them, and I always keep my door locked, because they usually try to open the door. Lately I have been having the same person at my door a lot more often. I got a slip in my mailbox yesterday (a Saturday) that I think is for rent. I don't pay my rent, my school takes care of that, but from what I can tell my rent was never paid for last month. The person that has been at my door must be my landlord or property manager. Yesterday my gas was turned off. I can't cook, and I have to take cold showers. Hopefully when I go into school tomorrow I can get it taken care of.

I spent today in Itaewon, which is known as the foreigners capital of Seoul. A lot of people there speak English, there are a ton of American brand stores, and there are even some small foreign food stores. I was warned before I went there that it was pretty crude. Aparently it is very normal for a blond woman to be called a Russian Prostitute. Fortunately, that didn't happen to me this time, but being there is sure different than being in Bundang, the rich folk part of Seoul. On the way back, I got off the subway at the Han River and went for a walk. There is a path that is right down by the river. Most people were riding bikes, which made me really miss mine. I going on rides that last all morning or afternoon. I might have to see if I can find an afordable one to buy for the time I am here.

Next week is Chu-suk, which is basically the Korean Thanksgiving. We will celebrate at school on Wednesday, and have Thursday and Friday off. The school is renting a Hanbok, the traditional Korean clothing, for each of the teachers. I will have pictures next week for all to see.

For now, here are the pictures I have:

These first two are taken from the roof of my apartment. (These are for you, Bruce)

This one is just another of the mountains. It is on my way to school.

This is a very typical apartment complex from accross the Han. Most complexes have more than 20 buildings and stretch on forever.

I thought this was kind of cool. It is someone wakeboarding on the Han. Not something that you typically see on the Mississippi.

All along the Han, people would come set up multiple fishing lines, and just kind of leave them there. I'm not sure how those rocks are able to hold the line if a fish is tugging at it, but I guess it works.

This is just a bench at one of the subway stations. I thought it was interesting...not quite sure why it has handles on it.