Grupo Game

The hostel/pension is a funky little place. The people that are here have been staying here for about a year. A few German guys are doing their year of service and Thibaut, french, works with Daniel. Two french girls just showed up and will be here for a month doing volunteer work.
The place has it's ups and downs. They have a sweet woman, Iness, who comes and cleans monday through friday so the place is really clean. Pato, is another helper that does repairs around the place and lets people in who are new, etc. Katy runs the place and she's pretty great, friendly, funny, crazy and wants everyone to have a good time and will go out of her way to make sure it happens.
The place has its quirks; the beautiful parque wood floor - which has loose boards and in some place sections missing. The on demand water heater - one bathroom for all and if your taking a shower and someone using the kitchen sink or washing machine it affects the temperature and flow strenght. There's nothing like getting in to take a nice hot shower and have the water go to a trickle of ice chunks. And in general one bathroom for 7 people can be a little frustrating in the morning. It took me a few days to get used to the little garbage by the toilet. I've experienced it before but forgot and for those of you who have been to other countries with bad plumbing you know of what I speak, for those who have not..... Cities that are old and don't have good plumbing can't take more then human waste down the pipes. :) You actually get used to it. At least the trash can gets cleaned out everyday.
Daniel and I are had a room with a lovely view, twin bed, little side table, some weird shelf thingy we put our cloths on and a bunk bed that we use to put random stuff on. The sun comes up at 6am and shines through a big window. It's either the sun that we rise to in the morning or our neighbors rooster. Which might make me a meat eater if he continues to crow at any time of night he feels like. We have the room to our selves in the upstairs area. There is a single room upstairs where Thibaut lives and another room next to ours where 2 german kids are staying. In the hallway upstairs is a long couch to hang out on and two computers on computer tables.
You go down stairs to the bathroom or kitchen. It took a few days before I didn't need a nap every time I went to the bathroom. But I did get a work out going downstairs for a glass of water, use the bathroom, something to eat, use the bathroom, clean my dishes, use the bathroom.
Downstairs is a big size kitchen with a patio off the back and a big living room/dining room. Of course the kitchen is where everyone hangs out. I think that is universal.
We were here for about a week when the people in the room next to use moved out. Anna, german, went home and Nick went with the other 2 german guys to the amazon and wasn't sure of his return. So when I noticed the room empty and the prize it offered I jumped. I ran down to Katy and asked her if Daniel and I could move into the other room. She said sure but it would have to be today because the french girls were coming tonight.
There were 2 sets of bunk beds in this other room and Katy insisted we move our bigger bed in. I figured we could just push the bunk beds together but Katy knew we would be here a long time and wanted us to be comfortable.
Well I'm not sure how they got all the beds into the rooms with narrow doors in the first place but it took Me, Katy, Iness and Fanny, my spanish teacher over an hour to attempt to fit them out the door, take partially apart, maneuver, exchange and put back together 2 beds. Then I had to move all our belongings overs.
Was it worth it you ask. Hell yes! Why you ask.
When something you are used to as convenient becomes inconvenient it then becomes the most wonderous of things.
We now have our own private bathroom. oh yes, there were a few oohs when people realized the room had been vacant and I snatched it in a heart beat with no remorse.
We now live in a room with the same lovely room, far enough away that I don't have to kill the rooster, our big bed, 2 dressers to put our cloths in, a love seat to chill in and a spare bunk bed to put stuff on. And oh yes the best part, our own bathroom; toilet, sink and shower. I've even figured out times of the day to have a long hot shower uninterrupted by temperature or pressure.
I'm sure Daniel and I could have found a better place with no quirks but I never would have meet or continue to meet so many nice and interesting people if we did. And not have as many interesting stories.
Life is made up of the crazy annoying things you later laugh at and tell funny stories about and things you once took for granted that you truly appreciate.
I think life would be very boring without loose parque floor boards and a group of people from different countries crammed in a kitchen on a different continent from their own, sharing a meal together.