Apartment

Good news!  We finally received the keys to our apartment on Tuesday evening.  In the usual fashion to which we have not yet become accustomed, everything was fairly disorganized, confusing, and--as a tease to keep you coming back for more--good.


The first thing they did was hold a meeting to tell which individuals/families would be receiving keys...which ended up being almost everyone.  Then there was the usual gripe session, where everyone huddles around the representative to voice their individual complaints.  Finally, after two hours of waiting, a bus arrived to take us to the apartments.  And we were pleasantly surprised.


We have a nice two bedroom, two and a half bath apartment.  Is it what we would normally pick out?  No.  But we have no complaints as it is free, big, and free.


I took a few pictures but apparently, capturing wide spaces from various angles is not my strong suit.

Living area

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Kitchen

One of the bathrooms

Two of the three bathrooms have some decorative tiling that say "Romantic" and have a violin next to them.  The cabinets are plastic made to look like wood.  But again: FREE.  No complaints here!


As you can see, it's pretty bare.  No closets, no appliances.  We ordered our stove, fridge, and washer on Wednesday night, had our bed and mattress delivered yesterday, and are heading to IKEA tomorrow to furnish the rest of the place.


In other good news, E finally received his passport from The Employer, which will make getting other things accomplished a little bit easier.


We will be without internet access for I'm not sure how long but I will post again as soon as I can!