So...I haven't been here at the blog lately. Which is okay. It's summer in Canada. You all have better things to do than sit inside and read this blog. Go out and play!
For those of you who don't have anything better to do. Here's why I haven't been here...
I BOUGHT AN APARTMENT!
That's right...thanks to the generosity of some friends in Canada...I'm a land owner. Or at least a floor owner. There's really no land involved.
It's funny...for an apartment that's new and never been lived in...there's a surprising amount of work involved getting the place ready. Mostly painting I guess. Like all good Bolivian houses/apartments it came in white. I explained to the guys that most Canadians don't like their houses white. When they asked why I made something up about being tired of too much snow and the colour of our skins. Sorry dark people but the guys don't really get that there are more than just white people in Canada.
Anyhow...I've been painting and trying to find cheap furniture and light fixtures and where the heck do you buy a water heater in a country that doesn't really do water heaters.
But I'm getting there. Tomorrow Yimy starts installing the lights and if I can manage to not get distracted and paint for longer than ten minutes at a time...I might almost be ready to move in next week. Of course that's assuming I can find furniture and all that. For a supposedly cheap country everything is surprisingly expensive. A lot has changed in the past couple of years. Even the stuff in the market that looks like somebody built in their backyard is pricey. So...still trying to figure out what I'm going to do about that.
Enough talk...here are a few before pictures. No after pictures...but the after isn't done yet. So...soon...
So that's the place...or at least a couple of weeks ago it looked like that. It's a little different now. Like I said, those pictuers are coming.
Some things I'm excited about...
It's on the fifth floor and I'm pumped that the ants won't find me for at least three years. Also, all the taps (kitchen AND bathroom) have hot water! Or...they will...once I find a hot water heater. There's more than one electrical plug per room AND I have closets for the first time in my adult life (I've never lived in a house that actually had closets).
Oh yea...and I'm the only one who will be living there. That's never happened to me before either.
Thanks so much to all of you who made this possible! I've been dreaming of this for a long time... =) Feel free to come visit! I have a spare room. It has no bed in it, but still...
For those of you who don't have anything better to do. Here's why I haven't been here...
I BOUGHT AN APARTMENT!
That's right...thanks to the generosity of some friends in Canada...I'm a land owner. Or at least a floor owner. There's really no land involved.
It's funny...for an apartment that's new and never been lived in...there's a surprising amount of work involved getting the place ready. Mostly painting I guess. Like all good Bolivian houses/apartments it came in white. I explained to the guys that most Canadians don't like their houses white. When they asked why I made something up about being tired of too much snow and the colour of our skins. Sorry dark people but the guys don't really get that there are more than just white people in Canada.
Anyhow...I've been painting and trying to find cheap furniture and light fixtures and where the heck do you buy a water heater in a country that doesn't really do water heaters.
But I'm getting there. Tomorrow Yimy starts installing the lights and if I can manage to not get distracted and paint for longer than ten minutes at a time...I might almost be ready to move in next week. Of course that's assuming I can find furniture and all that. For a supposedly cheap country everything is surprisingly expensive. A lot has changed in the past couple of years. Even the stuff in the market that looks like somebody built in their backyard is pricey. So...still trying to figure out what I'm going to do about that.
Enough talk...here are a few before pictures. No after pictures...but the after isn't done yet. So...soon...
The living room/dining room
(view from the front door).
Kitchen...
Bedroom (view from the door)...
Bedroom (looking towards the deck)...
The deck (from the living room) looking
towards the bedroom...
View of the park across the street...
Ken in his new house...
So that's the place...or at least a couple of weeks ago it looked like that. It's a little different now. Like I said, those pictuers are coming.
Some things I'm excited about...
It's on the fifth floor and I'm pumped that the ants won't find me for at least three years. Also, all the taps (kitchen AND bathroom) have hot water! Or...they will...once I find a hot water heater. There's more than one electrical plug per room AND I have closets for the first time in my adult life (I've never lived in a house that actually had closets).
Oh yea...and I'm the only one who will be living there. That's never happened to me before either.
Thanks so much to all of you who made this possible! I've been dreaming of this for a long time... =) Feel free to come visit! I have a spare room. It has no bed in it, but still...
12 comments:
This makes me so happy I could cry. You deserve this so much my friend. xo
i am so pumped for you! enjoy your new house! Kate is right, you really do deserve it!
Thanks guys! I appreciate that! COME VISIT!!
Looks fantastic!! Can't wait to see the after pics. I won't be having any white walls either and I'm finding a water heat too!!!! Yippee!!!
Woohoo!!! If I ever find myself in the neighborhood...
That's such exciting news, and it looks like an awesome apartment!
WOW--those are some shiny floors !!!!!!!!
So happy for you Ken, the place looks great! Hopefully this will give you the distance and solitude you need to be even more effective in your ministry! Take care friend.
Thanks everyone! =)
Thrilled for you! I think James and I need to come and throw you a house/floor warming party!
Yes. I think you do!
Looks like a great place Ken!! And YES -- it is very white! I personally like white -- allows me the opportunity to cover the walls with an a mix-mash of artwork -- the gallery affect!! :-) Looking forward to seeing what you do with the place. And -- as you're living on you own now -- DON'T get looked in one of those closets!!
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