Housing

I  just heard that I am going to be allowed to use the Guesthouse at the Foundation for Indonesian American Friendship.  They are asking for rent/utility payments of RP 500, 000 a month or about 55 bucks.  I will have pay that much for using the guesthouse an University of Medan for 4 days.  Since my original budget was for $300/month this is a good good thing.  My friend, Fuad think it is too.  I have not seen the apartment – I have been in the grounds of the foundation and it is very very nice.  I figure that for that price I will make it work – I strongly suspect that it is air conditions since it has been used by Americans – and I am hoping for hot water for showers, but if there is not hot water for showers, I can always boil it myself.  There is a kitchen, with a fridge, or so they told me, so it means being able to do at least some of my own meals.  And there are restaurants near by and not and street stalls.  Street stalls frighten me – my former professor is living in Central Java and just got over a bad case of hepatitis from eating a street stall.  I will eat at them when I don’t have a choice, but I prefer to create a situation where I have a choice to eat elsewhere. 

 

And there appears to be a gym across the street – I think it is going to small, body building gym, but that will do just fine.  Actually, it might even turn out to a small bit of research and turn into an article --  gym rats in Medan.