My Flat at "The Dunes"

I meant to post these a few days ago, but stealing wireless is some kind of a crime that doesn't always pay.  So...here are some pics of my flat in Mahboula.  I live in the third teacher building of three.  I don't recall how much I talked about it before, but many of us were originally supposed to live in different, newer, all-around better building.  But one nice thing is that I've had to buy very little furniture most of what you see here is new and was waiting for me when I arrived.    

My bedroom.  Notice the power strip on the floor.  It goes from my lamp to the ONLY outlet (behind my closet) in the entire room!  And the empty water bottles...they are accumulating quickly.  It makes me sad there is so little recycling going on in this country. 

The bedroom has one outlet; the bathroom doesn't have any.  But it does have a bidet (AKA the hose between the toilet and the sink.

The kitchen is at the end of the hallway in the corner of the flat, as if the builders remembered in the end, "Oh, yeah!  We need a kitchen!"  I am about two inches shy of touching opposite walls with my arms extended.  Not pictured: the door that leads into this kitchen and the faucet that sometimes runs brown water : )  

Love the panoramic shots with my cell phone camera!  Here's a look out of my living room.  On the right is the desert our bus drives across everyday and what we walk across if we want to go to Starbucks, McArabia, and other franchises.  The sunrise is pretty nice, showing up directly in the center of this shot.  

The living room.  It looks different now since I've rearranged all the furniture.  The big windows and high ceilings are nice.  And a step up from the bedroom: TWO electrical outlets!  

Here's the ground level shot of the building.  Just to the right is a bakala (a snack store/small grocery store) that is in prime location. There's usually a couple Arab guys (our security guard/super/plumber/etc.) hanging out outside.  Though there english is not very good, they're very friendly, they're very helpful with things like calling cabs, helping carry luggage, unclogging toilets, etc.