There was supposed to be a large picture of our 4-plex, but somehow it was deleted. Will post it above. This is our front door and window WITH screens!! Common tools used are the broom, rake, digger, dust pan-small shovel, and rubber squeege. I like this rake as it has the wide swath, but the more common rake is the small metal leaf rakes that are expandable to about half the width of the plastic rake.
This should be the third picture. It is the table (immovable) in the dining/living area with kitchen behind orange wall. Couch is to the left and my single bed is not visible to the lower left. The table contains a laptop computer (good WiFi signal) and a sewing machine that mom has borrowed to do several projects for Sara and MTC. On the back wall are the storage cabinet for dishes, etc. The white refrig is next then two small wooden tables. You can't see the stove or the stone sink. The stone sink counter runs the total length behind the orange wall. The door to bathroom and bedroom is to the upper left.
This photo is as you enter the wooden door.
The main bedroom with the lady of the house reading a magazine. The blue netting can be used if bugs are a problem, but we have a couple of plug in bug "bombs" that seem to keep the mosquitos at bay. The window to the upper right has NO view. It is a hillside that was cut away to level a spot for the houses - their is a duplex next door. These units are mainly for single staff members and visiting guests.
Standing in the kitchen and looking into the bathroom.
Note, the stool has no water tank. It is behind the tile IN the wall and is difficult to repair!! The whole bathroom is tile and the stick in the back is another squeegy which is used to remove most of the water when a shower is finished. The sink is the light blue oval and below is a white covered trash container in which potty paper is placed. Flushing it would clog the two inch drain pipes that are common thruout Brasil. Airports have larger drains but still provide the trash containers by each stool, otherwise the soiled paper is placed in a corner!! We had this problem at ReStore, as many Mexican families shopped there. Finally had to put a sign on stall doors that it was OK to flush the paper!! Different cultures are interesting. The heated on demand shower head is in upper right.
No OSHA inspectors, please! Note the open electrical box?? This is one of the large shower heads that requires more water pressure and electrical current. The little nibs at the bottom clog quite easily with the hard well water that is stored in a very large tank on the highest point of the property which then feeds down to separate 200 gallon tanks on top of each building. If the main pump stops, there is a supply of water to be used until it can be repaired. Someone had purchased several of these shower heads for the boys dorm, but it doesn't have enough water pressure or electrical supply so Wem had to replace them quickly last Wednesday. Normally he would have done this, but the church that he and Sara attend was hosting a group of 30 Korean Christian youth from San Paulo and he would leave at 6am and return near midnight from Mon - Wed. Yep, he was TIRED.
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