It’s not all beaches and BBQs when you live abroad. We still have to pay bills, do the washing and clean the house. The thing is we tend to do it to a different time scale. Take cleaning the house, this is either done early morning before the sun hits the rooms or late evening. Having windows open to catch all the fresh air you learn to live with dust,. Ok most of us have air conditioning but you soon learn to use it sparingly. Sore throats, nasty summer colds ,chesty coughs and never ending headaches can all be traced back to over useage of an air conditioner, especially the older models. The best idea is to cool a room down to around 22/24 degs as fast as possible then put the set time as 23/25. I tend to do this before I go to bed and most modern air conditioners have night setting so will automatically turn off at a time you choose. Thank goodness I got a loan so I could buy one of the newer models that do not dry the air out as much as the old ones did, now being there in summer is doable. Take a look at my new up to date model <img sr
Paying bills in this med country is improving but is still a chore. Never go to the bank Monday or Fridays, always crowded. Money exchange is usually better mid week unless something drastically alters the economic situation. Bank exchanges are higher than the exchange offices but you get more flexibilty with time than with banks. There are ATM’s all over now and most have options to draw out in your own currency as well as local. Just remember to check with your bank re the their charges on your debit cards...considerable differences have been noted.
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