Schell of a Man

I finally got around to throwing out all the boxes in my house and cleaning it up a bit. I was told that I had to keep all boxes the appliances came in. If any of them broke I needed the box in order to return it. I think it's a prank they play on all the new foreigners. They were taking up half my living room so I decided to throw caution to the wind (and the boxes, too). Besides, I have a few tricks up my sleeve, the most useful of all being the "Foreigner Temper-Tantrum," where I get angry and start yelling in English until someone fixes the situation. It's a last resort but useful at key moments. The point of all this is that I'm ready to show the world (or at least the few people who read this blog) my apartment. It's a charming little one bedroom with (as I just recently discovered) hot water in both the kitchen and bathroom.

I just recently went to the plant market and got a couple new friends. I'm hoping in a couple of weeks to get some more plants for my bedroom. One note about the bedding, you may have noticed the odd color choices. All I can say for that is that the choices (especially within my budget) were incredibly limited. Pink is the only color in the bedding aisle at the store. And I've been searching for the past month for a sheet large enough to not only cover the top of the mattress but also leave enough slack that it can be tucked in. Every morning I wake in a ball of sheets and quilt on a bare mattress. Another note about the mattress: it's hard. Really hard. But I'm told it's good for my health.

One other high point of this apartment is the location. Close to the river, close to my office, and extremely close to the building across the road that is being gutted. The jackhammers and saws start at 6 am, seven days a week. I'm slowly getting used to the noise but I have the strangest dreams right before waking up...

So this is my apartment, I'll be posting pictures of the office soon. Feel free to send house warming presents. Bottles of wine, scented candles and fitted sheets are all welcomed. Cheers!