It doesn't get much better than fresh squeezed orange juice! Our apartment is sparse, but one thing we do have is a little hand-juicer, which we discovered after we had bought about a dozen oranges at a local fruit and veg shop. I will be getting strong arm muscles from all my juicing!
The oranges here are amazing. They are soft and large. The skin is not just orange, but also brown, and green. Some have scratches, some are bruise, some from the outside look like they might be rotting...but they're not! Inside, they are soft, juicy, and delicious - incomparable to the perfectly round and perfectly orange hard juiceless balls you find in most northern grocery stores.
Once again we are figuring out how everything works. This is easier than it was in Japan, as we can read Spanish. Our laundry drying rack is on a pully system in the washing room, so you can pull the clothes up and get them out of the way, which is convenient. The ceiling is high and there is a "sunroof," which seems to be letting in an occasional leaf or two, so it must be open to the sky somewhere. The washing machine is eco-friendly, and has a 15 minute wash cycle. Then you put the clothes into another part of the machine and do a 5-minute spin cycle. We haven't tried that yet, but I'm sure it will be interesting!
Last night we were getting attacked by mosquitos in our apartment, even with the door closed. We have screens on the windows, so I'm not sure where they are coming from. The mosquitos are pretty small, but vicious.
Today we are arranging our apartment, cleaning, and unpacking, and will probably take an exploratory walk later!
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