대한민국 카지노

An American, A broad

2009-10-16     원광대신문
<This is the fourth installment of a series of Prof. Pauline White　s e-mail logs she began in the Spring of 2008 when she first arrived to teach at the Department of English of Wonkwang University. She sends it out to friends and family to tell them about life in Korea and now she wants to share her thoughts with you.>

Hi Everyone,
I　ve been wanting to talk about Korean homes for awhile now and I guess this is as good a time as any.
In the city, the Korean skyline is dominated, overwhelmed really, by row after row of apartment buildings standing one after the other, like dominoes on end. Where there isn　t an apartment complex, there is a crane and building material preparing for a new development.
To rent an apartment you deposit a lump sum which is returned to you when you leave the place and then you pay a small monthly fee plus utilities. The first place I looked at wanted 27,000,000 won deposit (That　s somewhere between $21,000 and $27,000 depending on the fluctuation of the exchange rate) with a 60,000 won (about $40-$60) monthly fee. This place was dirty. There were roach traps in the cupboards. Not for me. And the second one was a room with barely a bath, just a small sink and a toilet, a 2,000,000 won deposit and 350,000 won per month. Not for me.
The third place I looked at had a family living there still, so I didn　t have to see the place 　au naturel.　 Also, the owners put in new floors and wallpaper before I saw it again. For this place I paid a 5,000,000 won deposit and 50,000 won per month plus utilities. Fortunately, it　s quiet here. The apartment itself is small but adequate. However, because the bedroom doesn　t hold much more than a bed, now I see I must go native in the front room. Instead of chairs and a couch, I　ll go native: a coffee table and pillows.
I miss you all and think of you often and I　m excited about returning home and spending good times with you again.

Luv to all Pauline