October 28 photo assignment: the inside of our (current) house

It's October 28 now and we're still not sure what's going on with our living situation.  Several weeks ago, our landlord told us that our rent would be increasing by 50% as of November 1.  We told her we couldn't do that!  Since then, we have gotten a 2 month extension at current rates.  Last Thursday, we decided to have another shot at negotiating with the landlord (agreeing to a longer term lease, agreeing to give her the enhancements such as air conditioners once we leave).  We think it went well and they promised to send us the lease via email, but nothing yet.  We've also got a couple of other leads we're following.  So we wait and see.

Before we move, we thought we'd give a glimpse of life inside this house.  The house is a lot smaller than 231 Hawthorne Ave., but we've put a lot of time and effort into making it our own.  I really would love it if we didn't have to move.

My favorite room - the kitchen!  Nice and modern, with an electric stove in Celsius.

The dining room.  We're currently getting some more dining room chairs made but in the interim we picked up some folding chairs at Game (the Tanzanian equivalent of Wal-Mart).  You can see the security bars on the windows; the curtains were custom-made here.

We all sleep under mosquito nets.  Here is the girls' bunk bed (can you see Charlotte and me in it? photo courtesy Josh)

Our living room - safari theme inherited from past owners (photo courtesy Emily)