Home Sweet Office (N'Zerekore Version)

So everywhere I go with the IRC, I live in the office. In Conakry, I live in the office with the country director and his wife. And in N'Zerekore, they shut down the guesthouse to cut overhead costs and turned what used to be half the office into the new office/guesthouse. And it actually was a very nice place to stay.

The first picture is of my bedroom, which used to be the Field Coordinator's office. The mosquito net is an absolute necessity in N'Z because there are lots and lots of buggies (especially in the rainy season).

The second picture is of my little living area with my table and couch. Very cosy I thought and some of the best lighting in N'Zerekore in my opinion.

And the last picture is of my kitchen, where Eduardo the mouse lives. He lives somewhere in the wall under the sink and I generally try to pretend that we are good neighbors and don't need to bother each other.

You should not be fooled by the hot water heater and sink into thinking that there is running water. They are the optimistc side of N'Zerekore house construction that hopes that someday there might be running water in the city. But until then, we'll keep our large trash cans in the kitchens and bathrooms for water. I fill up the sink with water from the trash cans to wash dishes. And the bleach bottle on the counter is to add to the water to kill all the buggies to clean my vegetables.