Flat Tour!

 Welcome to my lovely little abode in Tisovec!


(Update: I rearranged my room, and I must admit it looks tons better. Then to not lie to you, I updated the photos!! Enjoy!)


The day is young and I have swept the floors, attended church (and kind of knew what was going on!!), ate lunch, and now am enjoying my two hours in which I have no commitments. Since it is a gorgeous  60F Sunday, I thought that I should show you the place I like to call home. 


(Please note the tour guide in me coming out)


A ten minute walk from school, the CSM long-term hotel provides a pleasant retreat for the overworked teacher who wants to get away from his/her students. The third floor, specifically, offers some lovely views of the surrounding hills while being just far enough above the bar that smoke doesn't waft in when the wind is right. Each flat is already equipped with a kitchenette, a dining room table, two beds, two wardrobes, a chair, an end table, and a plethora of random furniture that you will never be able to find a use for. Luckily, your next door neighbor will have an arbitrary room to store your some of your excess furniture in.


Now please join me in Flat 308.

First we enter into the entreeway: Complete with Jade plant from a previous teacher, door matt, and bathroom directly to your right (not shown, I did not think you would mind not checking out my pink bathroom). This entreeway will provide your guests with the opportunity to take a sneaky peak at your flat whilst you are putting on your shoes. In other words, allowing your guests to fulfill their spy training for the day while making you keep your flat clean. A win-win situation, clearly.

Next we enter the kitchen/dining room. This area is ideal for the tired man: the proximity of the stove and table allows for quick breaks when cooking/washing dishes/eating. 

 Finally we come the the living/study/bed/closet portion of the flat. Here is where all of the best things happen: sleeping, computer time, sleeping, choosing my clothes for the day, sleeping, reading, preparing for school, sleeping. 

 Lastly, a close up of the window of the bedroom. Imagine: A quiet hill with a flock of sheep, two cows, a caboose train, green pastures, blue skies, soft clouds, and a nice neighbor man across the way who is a morning person.

This completes the tour. Thanks for visiting my flat! It isn't much and everything in it has been well loved by those who came before me. But it is clean and white and my own space. Plus we just bought a wifi router so I now get internet. Honestly what more can I ask for??

A final thought: 

While I am in this new place, trying to grasp this new culture -  and sometimes feeling a bit overwhelmed with the unfamiliarity of it all - I recall this poem by Lewis Carroll and realize how fortunate I am not not be this man. 

A Strange Wild Song

He thought he saw an Elephant That practiced on a fife: He looked again, and found it was A letter from his wife. "At length I realize," he said, "The bitterness of life!" He thought he saw a Buffalo Upon the chimney-piece: He looked again, and found it was His Sister's Husband's Niece. "Unless you leave this house," he said, "I'll send for the police!" he thought he saw a Rattlesnake That questioned him in Greek: He looked again, and found it was The Middle of Next Week. "The one thing I regret," he said, "Is that it cannot speak!" He thought he saw a Banker's Clerk Descending from the bus: He looked again, and found it was A Hippopotamus. "If this should stay to dine," he said, "There won't be much for us!" He thought he saw a Kangaroo That worked a Coffee-mill: He looked again, and found it was A Vegetable-Pill. "Were I to swallow this," he said, "I should be very ill!" He thought he saw a Coach-and-Four That stood beside his bed: He looked again, and found it was A Bear without a Head. "Poor thing," he said, "poor silly thing! It's waiting to be fed!"  Much love, Katherine