Our Flat

 

The school has provided us furnished housing right on the campus. We walk about 250 yards to commute to work. Chris is relaxing in the living room.
This is our bedroom.
Our very efficient kitchen with a gas stove and electric refrigerator that keeps things very, very cold. We often have frozen milk. There is a microwave, toaster, and hotpot. We boil all of our drinking water just to be safe. The Kenyan teachers say this is the best and cleanest water in all of Kenya.
Our bathroom is also very efficient. The shower head is an electric water heater with a special switch outside the door to turn it on or off. It heats the water very quickly and it's very hot, but the temperature is adjustable. The tile floor doesn't slope enough toward the drain so we purchased a squeegee to push the water to the drain after showering.
The sink is tiny so we use the kitchen sink for just about everything.
This is the front door to the building. There are 4 flats, 2 on the ground level and 2 on the first floor (an American 2nd floor).
A tall hedge separates the school's driveway from the building, which helps reduce dust and keeps the lower flats more private.

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  1. Leung EvaFebruary 25, 2024 at 9:02 AM

    thanks for sharing these photos!! so interesting to see where you and Chris are living! i hope you two are adjusting well and having a wonderful time.

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