Arrived in Seoul Tuesday night, managed to pick up my things from Chelsea’s apartment, and more or less settle in. My clock is adjusting, but slowly. Woke up at 3 AM this morning and did muscle exercises for the first time in weeks. Will be hurting tomorrow.

The new apartment is NICE. I think real estate is a bit more reasonable here in Ansan than it was in Ilsan. Have seen plenty of Westerners. The stories about there being none were lies. Have not made any new friends yet, except with the woman who runs the PC Bang, and she apparently does not speak a word of English, so.

When I got here, she said something in Korean about “Chusok” and “price.” I hope she meant that since today is Chusok, the price is reduced. We’ll see.

At the nearby Homeplus I found a plethora of English books. Bought one called “When Blanche Met Brando,” which is about the making of A Streetcar Named Desire. I’m currently loading the movie in another window at 56.com.

Not sure how to use the gas cooker. You need a lighter, right? I bought one today. We’ll see whether I figure it out or burn the apartment down.

Will upload pics of the place. It has a balcony and everything! Snazzy! Of course, in Korea the balcony is basically the equivalent of the garage. The washing machine and vacuum cleaner are out there. Still, pretty cool.

My cold seems to have finally gone away. Apparently I do not have swine flu after all.