my home

I’m not in Mexico anymore, I have nor been in "Mexico anymore" for the last two months. And instead of being in Mexico the last two months, Santiago has been swallowing me in its big city rhythm. I live on the 23rd floor of a tremendously huge apartment complex right by one of the main streets of Santiago. Life by the main street in a town like Paijala might not be such a buzz but with its 5 million habitants a main street in Santiago offers quite a soundtrack to my life. The soundtrack consists of a mishmash of noise coming from cars, buses, firemen, rough brakesounds, caarhorns used by frustrated drivers and last but not least, the sound of the police. I sleep with earplugs, and wake up without them. My roommates are Juan de Dios and Manè/Margarita. They are both cool and our co-living goes on really well. Every day they look less and less suspicious about my strange greencouloured veggietasting cooking’s.

The thing I like the most about the house is the fact that we have "elevatorguys". In practice that means you do not need to press the elevator button yourself since the elevatorguy drives you up to your floor. It is really nice to have a little chat with them during the elevator ride, the classical weather is a great topic. I have one favorite elevatorguy called Luis. Luis teases all kids and listens to Michael Jackson and best of all; becomes pissed if somebody/something destroys his impeccable, back slick-like, hair combing. Luis is not alone since he is part of the little mini-company that runs the house. We have a little reception with a "conserge", just like in a hotel best of all you can tell them if something is wrong; no gas, no water, broken window etc. and they might get someone to fix it in like three weeks time. Also there is the possibility to ask them about directions when you are leaving from home the last minute and realized you totally forgot to look at a map for directions, they are simply multifunctional. An so is my house, multifunctional I mean, you can sleep there, cook a soup, take a shower, take a piss, wash your clothes and much much more.