When you come in, you can leave your shoes in the hallway.
Then, if you're tired, you can go straight into the yoga room (and maybe office if we figure out how to get wireless Internet). This will be your room while you're here.
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| Gotta love that institutional furniture! |
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| Note that here, a "double bed" is just two twin beds pushed together. |
Across the hallway is the bathroom. Guessing how long you'll have water pressure is a fun game to play while taking a shower.
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| Can you guess how to flush the toilet? |
I think you have already been introduced to the lovely kitchen.
Keep going down the hall, and you'll be in the office/dining room/living room.
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| The desk has to go here for now because this is where our ethernet connection is. I wonder if we can find a router in Fes? |
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| We can borrow the TV for a month for free, but after that it costs 100 dirhams a month. There are 3 or 4 stations that have English programming. Last night we watched the last half of Queen of the Damned with Arabic subtitles. Good stuff! |
We did finally finish unpacking, but as you can see, we weren't able to add much character to the apartment. We have to decide if we want to settle in here or request an apartment in the off-campus housing once one becomes available.
My next post might be about being a vegetarian in Morocco. Uggh!
Looks pretty decent, if small - the basics are there. :) It's a good thing that you guys aren't large people. To answer the question about the toilet, I'm guessing that you push the knob on top.
ReplyDeleteHow are the cleaning supplies working? Do you miss Method and Biokleen products?
Speaking of household supplies, have you asked your American neighbor about more Western style grocery stores? Can you order stuff online from bigger cities?
Citrine: My guess was also to push the knob on the top of the toilet. I was wrong.
ReplyDeleteI have found only high-chemical cleaning supplies but am trying not to be an annoying American about that. "When in Morocco, do as the Moroccans do."
I hear that Marjane in Fes is the closest thing to a western style grocery store. We should be going there on Saturday. I haven't figured out how to order anything (other than books) online yet. But I've only been here four days!
I guess you could make your own cleaning supplies: use lemons or your old standby - vinegar.
ReplyDeleteSo you first looked at ordering books, eh? (As Canadians would say.) You have gained a few notches in my estimation. :)
Nice post. It made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteAh, plumbing! Reminds me of showering on the Rome campus. You could never guess whether there would be hot water, or hot hot, or for how long.