FINALLY! Pictures of my house. Unfortunately, I haven't taken any photos outside of my house yet, since I've been reluctant to let people in my village know that I have fancy things like an iPod and a camera. But I'm getting to know everyone well, and soon I'll be able to whip out my camera at school events. For now, though, you'll have to make do with only my house. And only parts of my house, since the internet is way too slow to load photos of every room. Here's the outside:

And this is my floorplan. I was surprised after I drew this to see that it was surprisingly accurate and to scale. The doors even open in the right directions.

Karibuni ndani!

A better view of my living room:

When I first arrived:

Now:

That's Simone's old license plate on the door.
Stalk her.

Bedroom:

What my bedroom used to look like:

What it looks like now:

On one wall I hung all of your beautiful pictures and decorative contributions. The empty rectangle to the right of the desk is for a vertical mirror I haven't bought yet.

This is my most illegal wall decoration (I have cropped the rest of the note to protect the author):

And this I had to post just in case a PBS talent scout is looking for emerging child artists. I think Catherine would be an awesome candidate...if she weren't 22 years old.


I am so proud of myself for making this hanging basket shelf. If you ever send me a letter, it will go in here until I write a response. It's very official...like an inbox/outbox.

Coming out of my bedroom, a before and after:

To the courtyard!

One end, on the left...with my toilet and bathroom doors, plus the door that leads to my water tap and beyond that, the outside world. The other end, on the right, has my kitchen door, clotheslines, and accidental garden. Really, who needs to hoe when stuff just sprouts in your backyard?


Ok, I have come to the internet many times just to post these few photos and arrange this aesthetic-less presentation of them. I'm almost out of computer time now, and I'm going back to the village for awhile...probably two weeks. So that's all for now. Any other photo interests?