With both of us still essentially living out of suitcases, we didn’t want to rush into buying furniture, so we decided to look for a furnished apartment to begin with, preferably somewhere close to Sandra’s school. After a few false starts, we finally found a place overlooking the velodrome on the ninth floor. It’s bright and airy and has an awesome view of both the mountains during the day and the fairy lights of the town at night. I get a great view when I’m working from home, though that happens less and less as my work at the libraries picks up. Sandra loves the energy of the place and is slowly sprucing it up with Feng Shui-friendly additions.