Home Sweet Home

We're all settled in to our tiny apartment, which, at the moment, has plenty of unused floorspace. We had to buy a table & chairs, a "clic-clac" (futon), a microwave, and since most apartments we looked at only come with 2 hot plates, we had to buy an oven which might just be big enough to cook a cornish hen. You Americans are so spoiled...


The church we are going to hooked us up with a slightly-less-than-full sized mattress. There was a box spring incluced, but we couldn't get it in because the stairway to our space was too small. A basic frame with slats will probably fit. We just have to go buy it and find a way to get it here. Everything has worked out really well so far.



They also gave us a good bit of kitchen ware, some sheets and what not. Everybody we've interacted with has been more than kind. Everything is within a 5-10 minute walk (you just have to watch your step on the sidewalk, because people don't clean up after their pets...)


My computer made it with only a few bumps and scratches, and it didn't cost me a dime. We're waiting on France Telecom to turn on DSL at a whopping 8 megabits. Not yet sure why it is so much faster here than at home. They claim they have up to 20 megabit connections here. I wonder if that would make a difference when connecting across the pond to work back in NC.