Fiction: I actually don't have a mailing address to call my own. BUT,
Fact: I'm mooching off of the oh-so-generous Koreans at my school and using theirs instead. Take THAT, Korea!

How do I know this is right? Because the parents were the first brave souls to attempt what seemed to be the impossible: sending precious gifts of English books over the Pacific. And, I found out exactly one hour ago on the minute, it actually worked. Even though the address is in the Latin script. Ohh, how I love the globalization of the English language! Not only has it given me a job in a foreign country where I have no clue the exact reason why I'm here, but it also allows me and everyone back home the privilege of not even having to attempt writing in Korean. Go us.

Technically there is still the address of my apartment, but I have a feeling that one is not to be trusted. Why, you might ask? Refer to the points listed below:
1. The Entrance to the mailbox is a slit less than one centimeter wide.
2. The slit is proven pointless when one realizes that all one has to do is open the mailbox. It opens for everyone.
3. The box itself is rather small. Maybe big enough for a Chipotle burrito with chicken, guacamole, corn salsa, cheese, and sour cream, but that's it. Not as though that's a hint. :)
4. Packages do not seem to be allowed in the building. There is nowhere for them to be put, shoved, or otherwise dealt with.

Regardless, the one at the school seems to work fine. I will continue to bribe the administration to give me packages in exchange for homebaked cookies. These function as their weight in gold over here! Ohhh, Korea.

written by  Rachel in Korea! on October 9, 2008 from Seoul, South Korea
from the travel blog: South Korea, 2008-2009
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Yay! Rachie can get mail! I am not on facebook anymore, Rach, so from now on, email me etzel@wisc.edu...I am not sure what your email address is now that you have graduated...

written by  Mari on October 11, 2008

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And the package only took 11 days to travel from Denver, CO to South Korea! Julie was quite smart to not include vegetables, cheese, ice cream........

written by  mike bowline on October 11, 2008

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You know, pumpkin, that you continue to amaze me! Is this the same child that didn't want to eat HAM because you didn't like the texture? And now you seem to be able to choke down almost anything that doesn't crawl away from you! I am so very proud of your willingness to adapt to new situations! You rock!
Love, Mom

written by  Julie Bowline on October 15, 2008

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