La Casa Mostaza

For the first three weeks in Viña, we lived on the 16th floor of a luxury high-rise condo with our boss's mother-in-law, Cecilia. The housing possibility we were waiting on fell through, so the good ol' internet helped us find another one. We now live in a big house (relatively speaking) in the neighborhood of Recreo, book-ended by a church on one side of the block and a sushi delivery place on the other. At the end of the street is a scenic overlook (overlooking the ocean). I call the house La Casa Mostaza because it is mustard yellow, and because rhyming is fun. Kat and I are the only ones who call it that, though.

The one in the middle

The neighbors are quiet

Here's a short visual tour of the place.

My room: small, but big enough

The hallway

Common room w/ kitchen on the left, backyard behind

Lots of room for asados (barbeques) and for the kitten to roam

View from the end of the street

Here are some of our housemates. La Señora Fresia on the left and her son Pablo in the middle are the managers/caretakers. Ten people currently live here, although it doesn't seem like that many. Life in Mostaza provides a nice combination of quiet time and chances to socialize with actual chilenos. Here's to good people when you're far from home.