All of the appliances are in Korea which may not seem like a challenge but when trying to use the dishwasher or even the fancy rice cooker and not knowing whether you've select a rinse cycle or steam setting the results could be disastrous. Well, on our bathroom wall there's a panel with a clock with the wrong time. I started pressing buttons to set it and all of a sudden alarms go off and there's a female voice speaking Korean. Mind you, this is a Sunday morning. The main panel in the living room is looking for a code and David thinks it's funny. We tried a bunch of combinations nothing seem to satisfy the Matrix. We had to call the owners in Seoul. Meanwhile, security of the apartment calls us to see if we are OK. All we can say to him is hello. The owners called a neighbor who spoke English to come and help us. In the end, Kyong the neighbor and the security guard fixed it and all was peaceful again. A little later, Kyong, brought by a plate of delicious galbi beef and some other welcome gifts. The Koreans are such hospitable people! Her mother lives in the building while she works in Seoul during the week. I've learned my lesson not to press too many random buttons ... for now.
I did meet some other mothers here in Switzen. One has twins who are 15 months old. Another has a little 2 year old boy. We went to a play group at the Korean Library on Thursday and had a wonderful time. It was funny to see The Hungry Little Caterpiller in Korean. So we are slowly getting connected.
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