I got one of the new rooms, constructed sometime in the past year.
Here is my bed, with fresh towels and an instruction booklet for getting around here. There is a patio next to the bed (through the sliding doors).
The closet comes with a blanket, about six hangers (you know I packed way more than that) and three rolls of toilet paper.
Nice tile on the shower wall. No shower curtain, which is fine.
If you look closely at the shower head, you will see the electrical cords that provide the power to heat the water.
Just outside my room is construction for a new patio.
That is a board attached to the wall with the metal pieces (only on the left). It is meant to protect one from falling a full story You may also recognize the pack-n-play on the side. Don’t worry – it holds tools, not a baby.
Still, this place is really clean and warm and friendly, which magically transforms all of these into simply heartwarming quirks of a foreign culture.
Adventures in Spiritual Living 
Did they give you the Pope’s room? I heard he checked out yesterday….
I hope the Pope isn’t living this simply, though it does have its own charm and he is a Jesuit.
Marie,
Thanks so much for these pictures. It really helps me picture you there. It has such a *tipica* feeling to it. While it’s portuguese, not spanish, it’s still latin america and it very much has that feel to it. right down to the hangers … such a commodity!
In gratitude for the blessed time you will have there.
Tania
Thanks so much, Tania! I often picture you here and it makes me smile.
OK, I know you survived this last year, but the wires in the shower scare me (more than the full storey drop).
Hoping the visit is electrifying for all the *right* reasons.
mb