The joys of receiving luggage

Sunday, November 25^th, 2012

Today I was finally supposed to receive my luggage!  It was supposed to arrive between 10-11am.  I called the airport again because at this point I found out what my cell phone number was so they could contact me.  When I called the airport over Skype they said they would be delivering it and the driver knew how to get to my apartment.  They said they would be there in 20 minutes.  I waited outside for the driver to arrive. 30 minutes later, no luggage.  I called them again and said it had not arrived yet.  Next thing I knew, Scott was calling, the driver contacted him and his girlfriend who speaks Korean was trying to explain my address to the driver.  My intercom rang while I was both on Skype with the airport and on the phone with Scott.  I told everyone, it was here!  The driver who had my luggage carried both of my 50lb bags up the two flights of stairs in one trip.  He carried my giant suitcase over his shoulder; it was impressive. 

One of my President's Choice White Kraft Dinner boxes did explode :(

I showered and changed out of my clothes into fresh new ones, the most amazing feeling!  I also unpacked everything and found an appropriate place for all of my things.  Everything was starting to get on the right track!  My apartment came equipped with a decent amount of storage space for my things considering the size of the place. 

My closet

Thank you for the cards and Kobo!

At 3pm I met Elaine and her friends, Karen and Claire from Ireland.  We went to the coffee shop near my apartment.  They were really lovely girls and were more than happy to offer me advice and be there if I needed anything.  We made dinner plans for the end of the week.  Their main advice for teaching was to be strict!  It was great meeting more foreigners and also a relief to find out they had some of the same concerns about the food, job, etc. before coming.  They still were a bit hesitant on the food. Even with the odd criticism said about Korea in the conversation, they have all really enjoyed living in Busan!

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