Moving Around

In a few days I'll be moving to my temporary quarters in Arequipa. My apartment won't be vacated until December 19 and while I could probably stay where I am until then, it's a little expensive. I have a room in the house of one of my Spanish teachers that will cost about a fifth of what I'm paying here. It doesn't have a kitchen, but it does have a private entrance and bathroom, though I'm not sure if I'll have hot water.

I have my keys for my apartment though, which is exciting. It's a big place which the current occupants call "The Tree House" because it's all wood, floor to ceiling. And it has views! It's an attic apartment so it's high, but it also has lots of windows. Windows aren't a big thing here, I've seen many apartment buildings that have hardly any windows, it's odd to me.

So I have to pack over the next couple of days, which shouldn't take long as I never thoroughly unpacked here. I move on Saturday and on Monday leave for a few days in Chile.

I have to cross the border by December 6 and decided to go to Arica, Chile. I'll fly to Tacna, a Peruvian border town and then take a taxi or bus across the border; the two towns are about 30 miles apart