Today I made my first treck out on a motorbike since returning to Indonesia. Actually this bike is more like a scooter but none-the-less, I did it. Another milestone toward feeling at home here. I needed a few things from the store and there is a new store in town that claims to "have it all", so I hopped on the bike and braved my way into town. Mind you I have to cross two very "makeshift" bridges to get there and try not to get sunk in the thousands of potholes along the way but I did it! There and back, no problem. The new store is very nice, airconditioned (a rare thing here) and as soon as the imported items get released at customs in Jakarta, we'll have our very own version of the Indonesian Walmart. One stop shopping all the way over here! Who'd a thunk it?
Joel is again tackling the bathroom today. He should be done with the demolition by this afternoon and then will begin to rebuild our shower area. I covered several of the windows in the kitchen today to try and close it off so it will keep the airconditioned air in and the hot air out. Right now the kitchen is it's own oven. Great for rising bread but I don't like to stay in there too long. Slowly but surely we're getting things done. I know there will be an end in sight somewhere down the road!
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