The place we rented is furnished, and in theory has everything we need. In practise, we need to pick up a few things to make it more comfortable. Like tea - towels. Containers to store our beans and sundries in. A new mop. Stuff like that. Which brings us to the first problem you encounter when you move to a new city, or certainly a new country. Where on earth do you buy stuff? Some stuff is obvious. By far the nicest fruits and vegetables are available at the market places. But where can I find simple plastic containers? Probably a market stall, or a household goods store. But where? I ran into this when I spent some time in Germany with Harv. It's like the words in the language are all familiar (mop!), but the grammar is completely strange.
What a wonderful experience you are going to have! I'm trying hard to stay put in Vancouver for the next several years, but it's difficult. I'd love to be one of the new breed of "digital nomads". I hope you have an amazing time in Oaxaca and environs, the challenges notwithstanding.
ReplyDeleteI am amused by the expat Canadian now running a taco stand in Budapest. And glad to hear that you have settled in, albeit without a mop.
ReplyDelete@Laura: thanks! You'd be less tempted by our experience if you could also see the enormous cockroaches in our kitchen. :-) Downsides to everything.
ReplyDelete@Sandy: We now have a mop! We happened to pass by a store that sold cleaning supplies of all sorts, including things like cleaning liquids and dog shampoo in bulk. We should have one in Vancouver.