From Grits to Chopsticks

Our new apartment is on the 16th floor, giving us a high level view of local activities:

The front porch overlooks a peaceful courtyard:

but it is surrounded by hundreds of other apartments, making it less appealing as a place to sit outside and relax:

Our small back porch (a.k.a. “laundry room”) provides a good view of the city,

our school (look for the dome on the right),

massive construction projects,

and a partially complete tall building (currently idle):

Closer up, you can see kids walking to school on the railroad tracks,

men sorting Styrofoam at the nearby “recycling center,”

and people digging through the dumpster for anything of value:

We can also check to see if our favorite restaurant is busy,

and the hardware shop is open (it’s small, but they seem to have almost everything):

We can watch the kids play on the rooftop during recess at a nearby school,

and check the thoroughness of the dishwasher at another restaurant:

When you live in a city with millions of other people, there’s always something to see.