Here are a few pictures of the house. The first two are the dining room and the kitchen. Oky likes to cook and has made some pretty excellent food so far. You can guess that most of my posts will mention the food. That seems to be the cultural area most important and different for me when I travel.
The next couple are my bedroom. My room is quite a bit smaller than the other bedrooms as it used to be the maid's quarters. You have to go through the laundry room and a partial patio to get to it, however, Oky completely renovated the room and bathroom when she found out I was coming and so it smells new and clean.
The next two pictures show the front gate and the backyard. We live in Escazu, the wealthiest suburb of San Jose. It is a very safe neighborhood, but you'll notice the wrought iron gate out front of the house and barbed wire lining the wall in the backyard. These are common place on every home that I've seen and even the school that I'm working at. Just extra protection against any sort of intruder.
The last three pictures are pictures of our three living rooms. The first one, on the left, is the one we spend the most time in. It has cable TV and the internet router, so there is a great connection in that room. The second one, on the right side, is the sitting room. Oky calls it a great place to read and relax. It has a large window that opens up to the backyard. I like this room because it gets some great airflow from outside. The final picture is the third living room, which I haven't set foot in yet. Oky calls it a room for important guests: basically it's the "pretty room."
Sorry about the glare with the photos...it's so sunny here that it's difficult to find a time of day when I'm home to take pictures but avoid the sun's glare. Oky's ex-husband was American but was born somewhere in the Middle East or Africa. The reading/relaxing living room is full of artifacts from Egypt: books written in Farsi, sculptures of Egyptian pharaohs, authentic seat-things around a little table, and even a wooden elephant sculpture.
Well, we are off to lunch. My appetite has gotten much better over the past few days, so I'm looking forward to trying more Costa Rican food.
In God's Peace,
Molly
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