My Aparment

I didn't put much thought into these pictures, but hopefully they give you a little understanding of what my apartment looks like. The main window of my apartment (featured in the previous post) faces east. The layout reminds me a bit of Gregor Samsa's apartment. There are three rooms, stacked in a row like the head, thorax, and abdomen of an insect. Up until recently, the family who is renting me the apartment had been living here. So, the space has a distinct "lived in" quality, which is both good and bad. It's homey but I want to make it more my own. 

Since I arrived here, I've been teaching at a grade school. My work typically starts at 8:30 and ends a little after one. Of course, as a teacher and a Peace Corps volunteer, the work doesn't just end there. However, I think that I'm pretty good at productively spending my time. The physical education teacher organizes an after school volleyball team, so I've been playing volleyball for one to two hours almost every week day. After that, I cook dinner, eat, and then go to a cafe to read and drink a before-bed coffee. Pretty nice rhythm, huh?

Yesterday, a remarkable development occurred. I spotted one of the volleyball coaches getting out of a furgon with a fishing pole. He's invited me to come with him whenever I want, so I think that I've found a fishing partner for the summer! 

If I play my cards right, this is where I'll be fishing this summer.

Wedding party in Peshkopi

From my hall, looking south. 

From my hall, looking north. My bedroom is straight ahead. The bathroom is on the right. The front door is on the left. The little cabinet'ish thing in the lower left is what I use to turn the water on and off.

My Bed

My gas and electric stove

My wood stove. Apparently, this model is the cadillac of wood stoves.

My "dinner table." From this angle, it reminds me of my college dinner table.

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