Our new home (till the end of the year)

I've shown these pictures to a few already but I figured I would put them out on the blog. The Hyundai Starex van is our new ride. It is a 12 passenger van like I posted before - but it is about the size of a US minivan. The picture on the left is representative of ours - they look almost exactly the same. The MAJOR difference is ours has more bling on it (read: faux chrome around the trim, lights and the gascap - it is sweet). An example of the back two seat configuration is seen on the right. Basically - the trunk is a row of seats and the back seat and middle seat have fold down seats as seen in the picture.

I have a few shots of the place we will rent while at language school. It is a 3 bedroom 2 bath house. It has a washer which is nice (no dryer). No hot water (just little electric heaters on the shower heads - very common in Costa Rica). It has a nice place to park the van out front which is great. I wish their was razor/barb wire - but it should work just fine. It is only about a 15/20 minute walk to school in the morning and it is very reasonably priced.

The backyard of the place we are renting. We have no 'lawn' - but there appears to be a nice little patio to put a hammock on. If that is left there, we will take it down immediately so the kids do not get killed.

Small bedroom 1

Master bedroom w/ bath

Small bedroom 2

Living area

Kitchen shot 1

Kitchen shot 2

Front picture 1. That guy is Lynn, our big brother from school. He has a VERY thick Mississippi accent - so I'm sure this Spanish conversation with the Landlord is amusing :)

The front 'yard' area. This will be a great place to park the Starex.