Finally after the fifth time our apartment has flooded, after a random man walks into our apartment without knocking (our landlord gave him the keys!), and after finding a cochroach last night, we are offically moving! We, meaning Sebastian and I and more recently Ashlee, have been apartment hunting for weeks. And we have finally found an apartment that is close, secure, and furnished. We are picking up the papers tonight and returning them signed and all on Thursday. By the first of April we will be out of here! This is such a blessing from God because I am not sure I can take much longer living in this apartment. Our new place is on a main street, but half a block past the busy part, so basically it it much quieter there. And the security is much better than our place. Of course, the funny part is that it was the home of this elderly couple who passed away and now all the furniture is hard core gramdma style. The wallpaper screams 1950's, but it is classy right?
I live near a long thin park called Parque Forestal. It's really quite a nice park and it has a long stretch of a lane for riding bikes or jogging. And since I have a fear of riding bikes in this city, I jog. It's really pleasent. I usually listen to radioDisney on my mp3 player and jog along to Jonas Brothers, Beyonce, or Julieta Venegas. Great stuff. Yesterday on my jog I noticed that the trees were beginning to change. Fall has finally arrived and I am glad for the change. But as I was jogging through the falling leaves, I began to think about how much I like fall. And I had this special moment when I realized that I want to be here in Santiago, jogging through this park for many falls to come. After the past few weeks of cultural adjustment being a little more painful than normal, this was a nice thought to have.
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