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Photos of my flat

Here are a bunch of photos of my teacher's flat! Hopefully they help give you a better picture of my life here in Onhokolo. 
Here is a view of one of the teachers' flats from out front. I live in one of these buildings... One half is mine, one belongs to another teacher. 
The view from the front door. The main room has my bed, table and chairs, and closet. The closet is the door with the postcards on it. The bathroom is to the left of the closet and the kitchen is to the right, where you can see the bright light coming in. 
Standing at the kitchen doorway looking back to the right towards my bed. It's a shame you can't see the world's ugliest curtains due to the light coming in behind them; sometimes you can live with ugly to save a few $$!
From the same point at the kitchen doorway, looking back at the front entry. 
A detailed view of my photo wall! I'm so lucky to have so many fantastic friends and family members. 
My bathroom-- yes, that's a flushing toilet. Yes, that's a sink with running water inside. And most of all, yes, that's a shower, inside, with hot water! #poshcorps
Standing by my bed looking towards the kitchen. My closet door will be home to any postcards or cards I receive during my service. I'm hoping it'll be covered by the end of two years! :) (side note: a few letters I received before I left and one I received since being here are not up yet, as they were temporarily misplaced in the settling in process. So if yours isn't up there yet, I'm sorry!)
Inside my (not yet organized and very messy) closet 
My awesome kitchen! Fridge is off to the left in a recessed area. 
My shared back yard! 
My view out my front door of the school's sports fields. Our school campus is huge! 

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  1. Thank you Cristy! It makes me feel better to see where you are living! I also didn't see any bugs in those pictures!!!! Love you

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  2. Dang, chica! That kitchen is nicer than Melrose! Love to see how you are and what your life is like... missin' you!

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