Day #4/31: Bedside

DAY #4: BEDSIDE

This photo was shot just hours after arriving at my new home for the next two years. Standing there, soaking in the apartment’s amenities (or lack thereof) and trying to decide which parts to chalk up to what I expected to encounter in the Peace Corps, versus which parts were not going to be considered acceptable by their standards, let alone mine. In this oldie, but goody we see the thickness (or lack thereof) of my mattress. Complete with unidentifiable stains, squeaky springs, and a fixed head to foot board distance that is shorter than me, this Soviet style bed is the second least comfortable bed I have ever slept in (apologies to Grandpa Bill with the pull out couch with the mid-spine support bar). I lasted just 2 weeks in this bed opting then to put the “mattress” on the concrete floor, where I lasted for another 3 months until I finally bought an air mattress that has served me well to this day.