The Good News is...

that Hilary and I are moving out of our apartments! Last week our friend Karen took us to look at a house on a whim. We weren't really expecting anything but we absolutely loved it. There was a Danish couple living there before and they told us that they had no complaints about it at all. It's actually less per month then we're paying at our apartment (which is basically a hotel room). I can't believe it! So this place is like a townhouse so we share one wall with our neighbors. In the downstairs there is a living room, half bath, kitchen (with appliances and disher) and a cool back stoop. Upstairs there are two bedrooms and a bathroom. Only one bedroom has air con but we decided that we would share that room on really hot nights. The other bedroom has a cute little balcony. The whole place is furnished and it's in a really cool neighborhood called Soi Farang (literally "Foreigners' Lane"). A bunch of our friends live down there and it's still in the heart of town so we can easily get around. We went to visit the owner at his shop and he seemed really cool. He said he wanted to clean the place before we move in (which is unusual here so I felt quite lucky). I'm just so excited to have more space and be able to cook more. Right now we only have one hot plate, a water boiler and a fridge. We generally cook noodles or soup or curry in my room. So we'll be moving in on July 22. I can't wait.