Arrival To My Apartment

After arriving at the airport and meeting up with Hero from HandsKorea we headed to my new city!  Destination- Anyang!  As we entered the city and neared my accommodation I nearly gasped.  Wow, I am really living in the city.  The building I live in is huge! I am on the 9th floor. The elevators were a little confusing to figure out and of course everything is in the Korean language which is to be expected.  There are three elevators and one goes to the odd numbered floors, one to the even, and the third goes to all.  I think I have it figured out!  My apartment really is in the heart of the city.  There are shops & markets all over and many places to eat. There are also several parks and at least one creek that is beautiful!  This will by far be the largest city I have lived in.  What an adventure! 
When I arrived to my apartment one of my co-teachers was waiting there for me.  Her name is Soo and she was very nice and helpful.  Because I arrived during Chuseok Holiday (I will tell you much more about this later)  Soo and Hero both wanted to make sure I would be ok.  The holiday is three days and my school was out all week so I had time to adjust and settle in at my new home. 

Hero wanted to make sure I knew how to get around.  The subway is one block away from me and there are bus stops all over so transportation will not be an issue, navigating might be :)  I am up for that adventure!  Hero helped me purchase my subway card, took me grocery shopping, and bought me my first Korean meal..SUSHI!!  It was simply put...AMAZING.  I was so exhausted I did not even eat it, I saved it for lunch the following day. 

Hero left me near my building and I realized, this is it, I am on my own.  I am really doing this.  I made it to my apartment and remembered the code (my apartment has no key it is a keyless entry with code)  and looked around my apartment.  The view was amazing but I had work to do to make it feel like home.  That would have to wait.  I was feeling a little sad but then I found that I still had internet from the teacher before and was able to call home!  I also got to chat with two great friends who are in the same time zone as I.  Huge encouragement.  It looks like the adventure of Chuseok Holiday is near, be ready! 

God has been so faithful, yet I still doubt and forget to press into Him.  His love truly is better than life as I knew or know it.
 It is written... "cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you..."
- Ps 55:22


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