I'm going to be indelicate and just go ahead and tell you that we have a bidet in our bathroom-yeah, that thing on the right. Apparently some folks use it as a foot bath, some people use it as a beer cooler. Not sure how extensive its alternative uses are, but leave your ideas in comments...
Apartments all come with washing machines (it's nearly impossible to find a laundromat anywhere), but nobody has dryers-the voltage in these places is too low for one (we blew out our electricity once with a combo of microwave, 2 laptops, and the oven) and people don't use electricity for that purpose (no air conditioning for the most part either-but heavy shades on the windows do the trick). Since it rains pretty frequently, some places have an indoor patio where you can hang your clothes even when it's wet.
We also have a balcony where we can hang more clothes and grow plants. I tell myself that funny sensation is NOT vertigo when I go out there. Yes, we're on the 3rd floor (considered the 2nd here) and yes, I am a sissy. You can see that we live in a concentrated downtown area, but it only takes a few minutes to walk to the countryside.
There was all manner of concern about being a vegetarian here. It's not easy to get a complete meal when you're eating out, but there are tons of these dietéticos (read 'hippie stores') where they sell faux meat products, including such traditional favorites as hamburguesas de tofu vasca (what makes it 'vasca' I couldn't tell you), and filetes de tofu en estilo japones. Also that little jar of peanut butter cost 4 euro (like $5.50) coz people don't eat it much here-they eat a lot of nutella-like chocolate spreads. Also F's uncle grows walnuts and hazelnuts, and there is an abundance of beans all sizes. I try not to eat cheese every day, but well, that's an eternal struggle.
I'm going to be indelicate and just go ahead and tell you that we have a bidet in our bathroom-yeah, that thing on the right. Apparently some folks use it as a foot bath, some people use it as a beer cooler. Not sure how extensive its alternative uses are, but leave your ideas in comments...
Apartments all come with washing machines (it's nearly impossible to find a laundromat anywhere), but nobody has dryers-the voltage in these places is too low for one (we blew out our electricity once with a combo of microwave, 2 laptops, and the oven) and people don't use electricity for that purpose (no air conditioning for the most part either-but heavy shades on the windows do the trick). Since it rains pretty frequently, some places have an indoor patio where you can hang your clothes even when it's wet.
We also have a balcony where we can hang more clothes and grow plants. I tell myself that funny sensation is NOT vertigo when I go out there. Yes, we're on the 3rd floor (considered the 2nd here) and yes, I am a sissy. You can see that we live in a concentrated downtown area, but it only takes a few minutes to walk to the countryside.
There was all manner of concern about being a vegetarian here. It's not easy to get a complete meal when you're eating out, but there are tons of these dietéticos (read 'hippie stores') where they sell faux meat products, including such traditional favorites as hamburguesas de tofu vasca (what makes it 'vasca' I couldn't tell you), and filetes de tofu en estilo japones. Also that little jar of peanut butter cost 4 euro (like $5.50) coz people don't eat it much here-they eat a lot of nutella-like chocolate spreads. Also F's uncle grows walnuts and hazelnuts, and there is an abundance of beans all sizes. I try not to eat cheese every day, but well, that's an eternal struggle.
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