The Translation Beat

Here’s the the house where I live. A former boarding house for school kids, it’s equipped with plenty of bedrooms, so Mick and June Bandy use it to host short-term people like me.

This is the front room. The dining room and kitchen are on the left, and my room is down the hall, last door on the left.

We’ve turned around 180 degrees to face the other half of the house. The Bandys all live down this hallway.

And here’s my room — or as much as I could fit in a picture. The window actually has a curtain, but I took it down to show my view.

We do have running water — from two different sources. We use water pumped from the river for hot taps, showers, laundry, etc.

Rain water runs from our roof into these tanks. We use this water for the cold taps and filter it for drinking.

From left to right are the Bandys: Drew, Palmer, June, Mick, and Carter. Mike, on the far right, is here for a year or two helping Mick with SALT courses, and he lives across the hall from me.

And while we were eating upstairs, some other members of the family had their supper down below.