We got one!

Thank you so much for lifting all this up.  It feels so great to have a place, and hopefully we’ll be moving in just a few days.  Tomorrow our friends’ househelper will clean our place while we go on a fun-filled adventure to a local government office so we can set up some sort of tax ID number.  Once we have that, we can open a bank account, through which all our bills will be paid - all bills are automatically taken out of everyone’s account electronically, which is pretty cool, in my opinion.  After that, we’ll purchase our mattresses and appliances, and have them delivered.  Once they come, then we can move in.  And finally, the moment we’ve been waiting for - we’ll rent a car for a few days and hit up IKEA, baby.

So, without further adieu, here are some pics.  Keep in mind that the place is still pretty dirty and dusty.  First, our salon (living room/dining room):

The right side of our kitchen (yes, that’s marble countertops - marble is cheap here, and one of the country’s major exports):

The kitchen to the left - the fridge goes in the farther corner, the stove in the corner to the left:

The main bathroom - this photo looks pretty drab.  The washing machine goes under the sink to the left (and the dryer will go on the balcony!):

The hallway:

The office/guest room - the bedroom for all you future guests.  You know who you are!

Chickpea’s room.  They left us two wardrobes (there are no closets here)!

The master bedroom:

The master bathroom.  A second bathroom is unheard of around here, much less a master bathroom.  We’re psyched:

The storage closet - another rarity around here, and ours happens to be tiled!

View out our main balcony - we are one of several high-rises (but we’re on the 4th floor):

The view out our other balcony - in the distance is the bay, but below us is a slum - it’s actually a nice part of town, it just happens to be one of those random spots:

Ahhhh…  Our day ended well, so on this note - I’m hitting the sack…