Moving: New House IV

Front of the house. Ignore the chair on the railing, it was cleaning day!

Well, we recently moved to our fifth place in Tanzania (1,2,3,4). Although it's a lot of moves in just over two years, I think we've finally found a place we really like.

We moved about five minutes from our previous house which was ideal since we love our neighborhood. We love it for a few reasons, namely that it is out of town a bit (but not too far), has reliable water and electricity, and is quiet and small with a friendly vibe where you know the shopkeepers and neighbors.

The size of the house and arrangement is also near perfect. There is another house with a Tanzanian family that live in our compound and we share the backyard space. The mother does tailoring on her porch, chickens run around, kids play, and it generally feels relaxed and homey. It also helps to have people around since we are frequently out of town.

The house itself is a two bedroom (one en suite), with a storage room, split bathroom and sitting room. We also have covered parking and a covered porch. We joke because I call the extra room the studio since it's got a drum kit and Ana calls it the gymnasium since she does exercise there. Maybe it's a multi-purpose room?

Unlike our last place, which was massive, this place is easy to maintain and comfortable. We also have slowly acquired most all the furnishings of a house. We only need to buy a kitchen table and then we'll be good to go! For now, we take our meals on the porch!

Sitting room.

Sitting room from another angle.

Split bathroom.

Main bedroom.

Ensuite bahtroom with a western toilet and shower.

Studio/gymnasium room.

Kitchen and backdoor with entry to store room.

Store room. Could be a third bedroom.

Kitchen from the store room angle.