Our New Apartment — The Inside

Thanks for all the “housewarming” wishes! We are enjoying our new home so far. There’s still a lot to be done, but I expect that within a week we’ll be fully back to “normal” life and homeschool.

Here’s a glimpse of the inside of our apartment. I haven’t included every little bit of it –just a few key photos to give you an overall impression.

The home opens into the living room/dining room.

All the furniture and appliances you see belong to the landlord. They are not what I would necessarily choose, but we find the convenience of a furnished apartment outweighs other factors.


Here’s my kitchen! It’s lime green! I’ve learned to simply appreciate size and cabinet space over color.


This is our massive refrigerator! The biggest we’ve ever had! It’s still small by American standards, but HUGE by Chinese ones.

The hallway area is quite large and will become part of our homeschool area eventually.

How big is it? It’s around 1600 square feet or 145 square meters. We think it’s huge! We have three bedrooms, an office, and two bathrooms.

One bathroom has a western (sitting) toilet. One is a squatty style.

The washing machine goes in this empty space that is part of the squatty potty.

So, I know that you have a lot of questions for me. Fire away! I may turn those into a post of its own if you have enough. I’ll post our finished, unpacked home later.

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1. Our New Apartment — Unpacked & Cluttered
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3. Our New Apartment — The Complex
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