There were lots of issues with the old "rustic" one I described in my initial post - crazy landlord, no running water in the kitchen sink for 2 months, the fact that we were being kicked out in october, etc - so my accomplice Alex and I took it upon ourselves to seek out a new one. No baggage, no messiness. Turning a new page. A fresh start. A Tabula Rosa. You get what I mean.
So we did. Through our powers of networking, we heard of a powerful Irish ex-pat that owns a few bars and properties in town. So, we go to his bar last night and inquire as to this Gary's location and eventually find him. We tromp right up to him and introduce ourselves. He tells us he has no properties available at the moment, but if we stop by the bar Monday night at 6pm he will take us to meet this woman that has an apartment available.
In the meantime, we roam the city looking for apartment postings and get a few leads. We arrange to take a look at a 2 bedroom in San Blas (AWESOME neighborhood) at 5pm on Monday. We walk into this place and it is - to put it simply - perfect. It is super private, has a gorgeous little courtyard with lots of plants. Huge living/dining room, fetching kitchen, one moderately sized bedroom on the bottom floor and another good sized room on the second floor. The blue-tiled bathroom was absolutely charming and it even had a mirror (which is actually quite hard to find here, for some reason.) We walked through it and said..."Where do we sign?"
The owner is Peruvian and her mother lives in the apartment beside us, her sister in the one above and her brother across the way. There are a few other non-Peruvian couples that also live in the little complex and everyone there is super "tranquilo" (translates to "chill").
It is going to be home tomorrow.
Will post pictures muy pronto.
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