We recently moved to a condo about 20 minutes away from our old house San Carlos. Because of our move, we have been without internet until recently. I had internet access using my phone as a hotspot, but I tried to limit my usage. It was quite liberating in ways. I finally finished my book, I am Malala. I also found few excuses to not unpack, despite it not being something I particularly enjoy doing.
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| Uhaul trucks does not exist here, so we hired a truck and moved in typical Panamanian fashion! |
We still have some unpacking to do, but mostly for miscellaneous boxes that we put in a spare room and pictures. Our condo is slowly starting to feel at home, despite some of the quirks it has. Not all of the bathrooms and sinks get hot water yet. I think part of that is due to the fact that this particular unit was unoccupied for a while.
The other quirk that will take time is that my oven is in degrees Celsius. I learned earlier this week that 400º F is about 204º C and 350ºF is about 175ºC. Google will be my friend for a while until I memorize the differences. The bonus? I have a large kitchen! I do not like sharing my kitchen when cooking, but now, just maybe, I can manage. I did earlier with Robert and we both survived.
The dogs seem to be adjusting also. At first neither seemed too fond of the condo.After putting a barrier around our balcony our bigger dog spends the whole day outside. Both dogs enjoy going on two walks a day rather than the one.
We have also started trying to get in better physical shape. Robert and I try to use the stairs over the elevator except for when we have groceries. I even took our little dog up and down 11 flights of stairs one time!
The views of the sunrises and sunsets are amazing and always seem to greet us with beautiful hues of pink, orange, and blue. While we are both grateful for our house in San Carlos, we have found our new home. Now if only a magic genie can appear so we can finish unpacking ;)
