Moving Day!

Not for me,  at least not yet I hope. That is the tricky thing about living in rented apartments. Sometimes the landlords want to sell out to somebody else. That can mean you can go or you can stay according to what they do. So from time to time you just have to remind yourself that the place you call home now might not be home for long.
Just the other day I watched what looked like a window washing contraption rocketing and I use that word for reason up and down outside a building. I wasn't sure what it was and it looked like something I did not want to be a part of. I am all for a little adventure and have been on my fair share of roller coasters, but this had trouble written all over it. The other night I saw it again outside another building. Now I know its purpose.

This is how you move in Korea. This ladder/platform moves baskets and small boxes of items down from your balcony to the waiting truck. Most are small boxes and that may be because larger ones are hard to find? Also most of the time, new occupants will throw out brand new desks and tables and beds and anything from the previous owners because they don't want that energy in their home. It makes dumpster diving really fun and they actually usually encourage it just so something doesn't go to waste. Many times our apartment guards will set nicer things apart so people can look through items and take what they need or want. Some of the guards are nicer than others, but if it has a yellow sticker on it it is free game.
I see why they use this method because the halls and elevators are quite narrow and small. I keep my eye out for items that may be of use in my apartment but nothing comes to mind as yet. I don't want the space cluttered but I do want it to start feeling a little more homey. Many suggested plants but I kill every one I ever get so I will have to find some other ways to decorate. That in itself could be an entire new adventure.