Making do

Anyone that has relocated to a new country knows that the first weeks can be really tough. This time around, our housing was already waiting for us, which can be wonderful or terrible depending on what you think of the place. Our apartment is modern with an excellent kitchen: gas stove, microwave, dishwasher and a super effective hot air circulating oven!

It is located in a nicer area of the city and we all had to get used to city lights and sounds.  Two small balconies and great views. We like!

While we wait for our "things" to arrive, we have a starter kit with dishes, glasses, cutlery, pots and pans. Very grateful to my husband's colleagues for arranging all of this for us. However, it is amazing how little we actually need to produce meals:

I am soo glad I had the good sense to pack these! I actually developed quite a good technique for scraping carrots and potatoes, but thanks to my husband's colleague, whom has lent us this one:

Life just got so much easier. Lesson learned: never count on your things arriving before you do, even with the best of planning, be prepared!

Now, after 4 weeks, we are promised that we can pick up our car within the next couple of days. THAT process has gone pretty well compared to other people that have waited several months for their vehicles to clear the port and get license plates. Our cleared the port and got plates efficiently, now only detailing at the dealership is left. Can't wait to start exploring...