I swear I'm happy to be here...

...but yesterday really threw me for a loop.  In honor of my first few days in my apartment:

Things My Apartment Does Not Have
- A working internet connection
- A working television
- An oven or a microwave
-A comfortable bed
- A couch
- Ice cube trays
- A shower curtain
- A bathmat
- Any rugs or carpeting, so that when I sneeze it echoes a little

Things My Apartment Does Have
- An internet box that is, as of yet, useless
- A television that is, as of yet, useless
- A two burner stovetop, a toaster, a small fridge
- A mop, a broom, a few sponges
- Three beds
- Six or seven folding chairs
- A bicycle
- A shower and bath
- A bidet
- Inexplicably, above the stovetop, a magazine cutout of a bunny's head
- Also inexplicably, a bag of rocks
- EXTREMELY inexplicably, a picture of fish and flowers that spell out the name Raul
- Blinds that are in fact OUTSIDE the windows, and which have a crank for opening and closing
- These blinds are actually just large metal sheets with a fez holes punctured in them
- Ample closet space
- A few pieces of furniture reminiscent of what you might expect to find in the bedroom at an orphanage

I shit you not. I couldn't make this up if I tried.  Just after I moved in and saw all this, a Taylor Swift song came on my iTunes and made me cry, which I think serves as an indicator of how I was feeling.  Later, though, I cried from laughing so hard while telling my family all the strqnge little details, because what else can you do?  A BUNNY HEAD is the only decoration in this apartment, save for the dust and the sign spelling out the name Raul.  Eventually I'll post pictures, but since I have no internet I'm currently using the faculty computer lab at the lycée.  Not sure they'd take too kindly to me sitting here, uploading photos of the apart,ent they graciously provided for my use. In any case, I'm trying to get Wifi sorted out in the apartment, and then I'll upload all sorts of pictures.