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Jay & Nicole's Venezuelan Introduction - Aug 2004 |
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In July of 2004, Nicole and Jay left south
Africa and moved to Caracas, Venezuela. |
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There is a mountain range along the coast. The airport is along the ocean and you have to pass over the mountains to get to Caracas. |
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The streets are crowded with many older model cars. |
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We arrived at the airport and were met by one of Nicole's co-workers. He helped us retrieve our belongings and the cat, which took longer than expected. From the airport it took about an hour to get to our hotel in Caracas. When we got our room, we were greeted by one of the nicest flower arrangements we have ever seen! |
The cat (Blackie) survived being boxed up for 38 hours. |
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Her window looks right at the Avila Mountain range. |
The "smoking area" offers stunning city views. |
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From the vantage point of Nicole's office we started to plot where we would begin to look for housing. One goal was to be close to work, so she wouldn't have to put up with lots of traffic; it would also mean that we maybe could get by with just one car (they are expensive here). |
To the west was not very nice. |
To the south was too busy. |
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These were OK but didn't have enough space or balconies. |
A few homes were available, but most were too old. |
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... but was already occupied. |
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