Panama Update #81
November 7, 2008
After several months of looking for an apartment, everything seemed to come to fruition yesterday. The apartment we had been looking at for some time worked out in the end. The person currently living there signed a lease in his new apartment, which cleared the way for us to sign a lease at this one. We met with the owner and gave him our security deposit. We are planning to move in 2 days, this Sunday (9th) and our lease will be for 7 months (until June 9). We found a truck and helper, so our job in the next two days will be to pack everything and have it ready to go. We don't have any furniture, but we have several boxes of books and several more boxes of clothing and other supplies. We think it will be about 15 boxes in total. The place comes furnished with an AC unit in each of the two bedrooms. It also has internet, cable TV, and laundry and the price of $800 per month includes all costs. It is a wooden building in the traditional style here, with a lot of windows and high ceilings. The first floor is for parking, which is typical for here, so the apartment is on the 2nd floor. The native Panamanian owner lives in another unit in the house and seems like a good landlord. We can post pictures as soon as we get settled a bit.
