It took several days to unpack and try to fit things into the rooms. Korean residences typically do not have a lot of closets, which means there are no linen closets or a hall closet for jackets. We are currently on a look-out for a coat rack to put near the front door, but can’t seem to find one yet. It will probably be cheaper to have one made locally than to try and order one and have it shipped here. However, that is just the tip of what I have to go through. All of the appliances in the house are Korean so, yes indeed, everything is written in Korean. You get an “A” for following along. This means the washer/dryer (an all in one unit), the range…even the toilets (because 2 out of three of them are bidets). At least at the beginning, I had the excuse that I did not know how to work the washing machine to do laundry. However, that only lasted a couple of days before James translated every button on it and drew up a guide for me. I have learned that it takes about 4 hours to do one load of laundry. At least that includes the drying being almost completely done. Needless to say, I do a load every morning when I get up. So after figuring out how the buttons work we then learned that there is a drain hose that is underneath the sink that sets beside the machine. The hose is connected to the washing machine but was just hanging under the sink. We discovered it when we saw water pouring out from the cupboard below the utility sink. So we then figured that is why there is a drain in the floor. So I have to set up the hose at the drain each time I do laundry. Strange, huh? Maybe that is one of the reasons we don’t drink the water…
Here's the controls for the toilets:
And here's a shot of the washing machine/dryer controls:
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