As most of you know, or housing situation upon arrival was not permanent. We had the apartment until the end of August, then we had to move. It was a little unsettling- fighting the desire to unpack and settle while knowing that it would have to packed and moved in less than a month. Regardless we persevered and have made our move “to the West Side”.
All teacher housing is within close proximity to one another in the northern part of Bogota. There is a main highway which splits the groups into two. Thankfully a foot bridge goes over the highway so socialization and catching the bus to school can happen without the hazard of dodging 8 lanes of rush hour traffic.
In our move, Ed and I switched sides. We went from the side closest to the morning bus (a 3 minute walk) to a 15 minute walk in the morning. We also went from the side with the tiny grocery store to the side with the shopping mall, movie theater, restaurants, and smaller shops as well. SO it has it’s perks.
I think our newest obsession after moving is the “meat stick man”. On a street corner about 1 block away a man sets up a BBQ and grills chirizo (sausage) on a stick and arepas (think really think corn tortillas filled with melted cheese) for only $1.25 for the both. This has become our new fast food treat!
We also like our new house. It’s small and we miss having lots of counter space, but we have new laminate floors and fresh paint. We have made it home (minus decorating… that’s still in process.) Check out some pictures!
(top left: bedroom, top right: spare room/workroom, middle left: dining room, middle right: living room+Ed, bottom: kitchen/laundry room)
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