More Pics from nyumba na Hillman

Does the stove look nice? It is...it's gas to avoid electric hassles. We have a big tank that sits next to it. The next size down wouldn't fit a cookie sheet. Also, they don't fuss much with actual temperature. The other one only had "heat up". When it got to a temp. you thought was good, you just propped open the door to let out excess heat. At the equator. It might be a nice idea in Minnesota in the winter, but...

Also, when the power cycles up or down, you can't always predict that what you think is the oven temp. actually is, so cooking times and results vary. I think this one will work for us! I've actually boiled noodles on it, although the altitude makes boiling take longer.


Our new bathroom (we have two). The tub is a nice touch. There is a handheld shower head that's a little like showering with a waterpik. Unlike home, landlords here don't care what you do to the place, since anything you do is likely to be an improvement. We're going the American route, though, and asking him to install an actual showerhead.
This is the living space. Parquet floors and wainscoting, plus a wood ceiling. Pretty, but dark with our lighting situation. The floors show every bit of dust (and there's a lot) more than concrete floors, but the wood actually reminds me of home so I like it.
This is the veranda (not a porch here) and our first cooked meal...mac and cheese with hot dogs. This stump topped with a window pane and two old cowhide chairs are our furniture. Somewhere in Minnesota people are enjoying my red leather chair and ottoman, my mission-style bed, my mission buffet...we will pick up our beds, dining room table/chairs, and coffee table at the end of language camp. A couch will come shortly after.