We are renters!

What a wild day. We called a rental agent this morning, and looked at two apartments. We then wound up renting the first one, even though it was a little more expensive, because it is much closer to the center of town, and easier to get to and from.

It has three bedrooms, and is on the fourth (and top) floor of the building. We have the entire top floor, and the view is great. It also has two bathrooms, a large kitchen and dining area, and a nice living room, all fully furnished. We will get our exercise climbing the stairs and taking care of shopping and such. We don´t have internet there, but will probably get it via a celular connection, which is an extra cost, but a service that I would have a hard time doing without.

Anyhow, it is now after dark, and we need to get back to our new home and unpack our stuff. I will try to take some pictures and post them, although this may not happen until after I get a direct connection to my laptop. Internet cafes are not the best for doing such.

The other apartment we looked at was a little less - $385 vs. $440 - but it had only two bedrooms and one bath, and was at least a 20-min taxi ride from the center of Cuenca. It had some nice features, and probably would have also been OK, but we figured that we would have spent the difference in taxis and bus fares, not to mention the extra time involved.

We are tired, but excited and doing well. Our Spanish is improving with all the practice, and we are looking forward to the arrival of Samuel and Ben this Thursday.