Thursday, November 20, 2008

These students are so modest.

I try to make students think, but sometimes I just have fun. Is that a crime?

What a great idea to use rocks as steps.

Bresee Building looks much better with snow.

There's even a gazebo. Is there anything South Korea does not have?

Please take a seat...여기앉으세요

...South Korea...

...in...

...snow...

...of...

experience...

My first...

Here is the perfect anecdote to culture shock.

Last chance.

I'm trying to give you every angle possible. Please note the clean dishes that are drying.

And here is what a power supply plug looks like. This one belongs to my rice steamer.

Here are some controls that I still haven't figured out yet.

Here is the control panel for the washing machine. I just push the rectangular button on the left and then the other rectangular button on the right.

Check out this receptacle.

This window makes for a nice view, though it can be quite cold in the wintertime.

Here is the doorbell system. When someone pushes the button, I can see them on this screen.

I almost forgot the bird's eye view.

This light is all I need to light up the room.

The pipes run from the boiler to the floor.

Don't worry about the English. The instructions are in Korean.

The boiler

The remote control for Air-Con

The thermostat that controls the heat and the water temperature. Of course the heat comes from the water temperature and the floor is oh so warm.

The air-conditioner aka Air-Con

I can make coffee without a coffeemaker.

Brown rice next to seaweed

Seaweed in a package next to the rice.

Who needs a dryer when you can hang the clothes from a loft?

Look at that clean wooden floor.

You can go upstairs to check out the loft.

Here is what Korean money looks like. There is also a denomination of 5,000 won.

Here is the exhaust fan above the stove. You pull the front part out like a drawer partway and the fan comes on.

A closer look at tofu.

In case you are wondering if I am eating, here are some eggs, tofu, red paste, peppers, kimchi and seaweed.

And here is the refrigerator. It reminds me of the refrigerators shown on old tv shows.

Here is an interesting idea. You can cut the gas off before it gets to the stove when you don't need to cook something.

Necessary cooking equipment for survivng in Korea.

Is that 9:02pm or 오후 아홉시 이분?

This looks like a standard radio, right? It even has AM and FM.

Check out this faucet. It can even extend like a second dishwasher piece.

How does a piece of ice like this build up in my refrigerator?

And here is the washing machine under the stove.

Here is the kitchen. Notice the clean dishes, the rice steamer and the stove.

Here is a closer work.

A closer look...see the smaller showerheads and the three knobs for controlling the water pressure in each showerhead.