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Our New Dishwasher!

April 7th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Living

Well, the dishwasher isn’t exactly new, but the dishes are. We have finally made the great leap from paper and plastic dishes to ceramic and steel. It was challenging to find dishes that are typical for an American diet, because all of the ones that come in a set include a number of bowls but no […]

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APARTMENT DETAILS

March 31st, 2010 · 5 Comments · Living

It’s been about ten days since we moved into our new apartment, so we’re finally getting around to posting a few photos of the place.  The apartment is 123 square meters (1324 square feet), so it’s big enough for you to come and visit.  Although the area seems pretty safe, the apartment complex is gated […]

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Contract!

March 10th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Living

An amazing thing happened today – we signed the contract for an apartment!  Normally in a city of 5 million people, such an event wouldn’t seem to be so amazing.  But when that city is quickly growing to 8 million people and many old apartments have been demolished to make room for new ones, the […]

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