9/13/08
I'm having a lazy Saturday morning. Since the work week here is Sunday - Friday. Saturdays are like Sundays back home. The main difference between Sunday at home and Saturday here is that there's no Washington Post magazine and leisurely brunch. The worst part of weekends here is that you still have to get over to the dining hall for breakfast by 8:30, normally breakfast ends at 8:00, but on the weekend we get an extra half an hour. This is one of those militaristic aspects of life here that you have to adapt to. This is one of my least favorite parts of life here. I like having one day a week when I don't have to leave thIe house. Until I get some more Netgrocer provisions, that just isn't possible.
Despite this small complaint, housing at the NEC is pretty good. Embassy employees live in apartments on the New Embassy Compound. The NEC is just down the road from the palace that am currently working in, so I can't complain about the commute. The apartments have been reconfigured to accommodate more people so now we all have suitemates. My roommate is going to be moving in next weekend. The kitchen, dining area, and bathroom is shared with the other person in the apartment. I’m lucky that I lasted nearly a month without being assigned a roommate, but I'm optomistic that it will be nice having another person around. The biggest thing that could be problematic is controlling the thermostat. The temperature for both bedrooms is controlled by one thermostat. I’m hoping that there is no battle over the thermostat in the coming weeks. The air conditioning definitely works, and can be somewhat hard to control. I feel like I just got it to stay where I want it to. I hope my new roommie, doesn't like it super duper cold. Time will tell.
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