Back From Hiatus
Posted by C. Holland on Mar 14, 2009We’re glad to be back from our unexpected hiatus on the blog. After all the house moves I’ve done over my life, why do I forget every time how much it throws our schedule? And that several weeks into any new place, we still can’t find stuff? Of course, the most striking revelation on this move is that, despite moving to our mission field with just clothes and laptops, we have accumulated so very much—and we don’t even own furniture.
To anyone moving to Europe and considering a “fully furnished” rental: the concept of fully furnished is extremely relative and up to broad interpretation. My favourite example is, when viewing potential rentals, a four-bedroomed furnished semi had exactly this: a dining table and four chairs, a kettle, two single beds (in different rooms), and a dresser (should I include the 2 cm layer of dog/cat hair on the carpet?). And the letting agent stood there acting as if all that were more than plenty for move-in living. If any of our prior furnished places had really been furnished for actual living and cooking, we would own maybe a box of extra stuff, not 30 boxes worth!
But, hey, we’re blessed to be closer to the church that we work with, and this newest place is much better outfitted than most. Most importantly, it’s a quieter location, so more writing is around the corner. Look out for new material next week, and thanks for keeping up with us.
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