"Home is the nicest word there is.”

I love this Laura Ingalls Wilder quote. Today I have home on my mind. Homes of the past and present. Home means so many things, the least of which have anything to do with the house itself. Home is memories, familiarity, safety and more. I love our home in Montana. Over the last six years we temporarily lived elsewhere three times. Each time I wondered how much I would miss my home. The first two times we lived in Colorado. I don't recall missing my home much, if at all. Living here is different. I do miss my home a little. But I also know that a few personal touches help to make a living space a home. Then over time you have experiences and create memories and the house becomes home, even if its temporary. I have been known to say, "Where ever you live. What ever you live in. You have an obligation to make your house a home." I know, I know.... its not necessary to use quotation marks to quote yourself. But really now, who else is going to quote me! Besides it just looks more profound in quotation marks.
We've added a few personal touches to this apartment. We came with two suitcases each and that's what we go home with, so we can't get too carried away with personal touches. More importantly we have had experiences that will become fond memories. So, though I miss our Montana home some days, I can enjoy a sense of home right here in Daegu for now.  Ready for a virtual tour of our home in Korea? I couldn't really get in position to take very good pictures, but hopefully this will give you an idea.


When you get off the elevator, you  see
 our front door. One of the two  apartments
 on this landing. The heart wreath was a surprise
 from two sweet sister missionaries.

The guest bedroom. The curtains cover
the glass wall/sliding door out onto one of
three "ante" rooms.

The little kitchen that could!
I have cooked about 30 meals for others
 here, as of today! Learning to cook in Celsius
 ovens  has been interesting.

























This "ante" room runs the length of the
apartment bordering the guest room, our
bedroom and the living room. At the far end is a
 garden room We can open up the wall
in the living room and make it much bigger.



















 

The room off the kitchen. It has a washer, a clothes drying rack which raises and lowers with a remote control and an extra oven. It also has two refrigerated kimchee drawers which we use for produce.

***mystery device????














Our office. 2 desks & glass wall/sliding
door to a room with an extra fridge & freezer.
 The fridge full of soft drinks for visitors.


 





Looking through the living room into
the kitchen/dining area. You can see
 another glass wall/sliding door. It also leads
to an  "ante" room. Note the wallpaper-
all the rage here.















Our bedroom. To the left is a glass
 wall/window that looks out onto our small
 indoor garden. To the right is a walk
through closet/dressing room then a bath.




 









That's it.  A glimpse into our home away from home. We express our gratitude every day for the favorable circumstances we have been provided. For the next 16 months we will have experiences that will create the memories of a life time!

***the mystery device is a foot pedal that operates the kitchen faucet. No kidding. I just press down with my foot and the water pours out. I love it! I want to take it home!