I'm Home

It is almost 5pm Tuesday and I am settled in my new home.  We brought my bags over earlier and then went shopping for basics.  I can now prepare coffee (from KW) and prepare breakfast.  But, for right now I am enjoying a cigarette and a drink in my own salon (living room).  

My house has two or three floors.  I don't know  because I have not yet ventured upstairs.  I will tomorrow because I want to see what the roof is like.  In many parts of the world houses have a flat roof where one spends time much like our decks or patios.  In the summer when it is hot it is a great place to spend evenings.  I am only going to be using the main floor because it is all that I need.  I am using the kitchen, bathroom (western toilet),  a bedroom, and a salon room.  There is another room on this floor which I have locked and am not using.  With the bed and the salon cushions, I could easily sleep five.

The owner, who is the French teacher at Houssaine's school, has just painted the walls and bought most things new for me.  I will show you around with photos another day.  I feel quite secure and comfortable here.  

Tomorrow I will venture out.  I don't have a car, but taxis are a set 4 dh rate anywhere in the city (about  $ .50).  I am getting a real taste of what it is like to actually live here without living with a family or in a hotel.  If I want to interact, I must go out.

Thanks to the Baali family here and  to Kam and Nihat at home (who are taking care of my house) for making this trip possible for me.

More later