Monday, September 25, 2006  Working life  Working life has been
good. We're currently in our fifth week of teaching since our
arrival and the weeks have just flown by. There hasn't been as
much time to get out and about, but in a way that's a good thing
because teaching is less tiring than being a tourist.  This is
the view from the back window of my apartment. I like to think
that the multiple stairwells give the place a quasi-
mediterranean feel. They also remind me of those Escher
drawings. The neighbours are pretty quiet, although one old man
likes to look at me if I leave my window open in the morning.
Hey look it's the same photo. Actually this one has rain in it.
The other week it just poured and poured for about 24 hours. I
was in another area later that day and the wind was really
strong, blowing everyone's umbrella inside out and rendering
them useless. I also saw a 3 metre sign for a net cafe come
crashing down and hit someone's car. Then the wind picked it up
and sent it hurtling down the street.