Our San Miguel Abode

We're subletting an apartment from a couple our age who live in San Miguel for six months each year. Katrina Greene teaches yoga, and David Freeman leads bicycle tours. For four months, they lead tours in Alaska, and during the remaining two months, they bike all over the world. They've been doing this for some years now. They have a vast book collection, including cookbooks, which we are enjoyng a lot. Our location is ideal--in only a few minutes we can walk to the central square and market.

Our rooftop, on the third floor, is our favorite place, with its awesome views of the city. It's a great place to read by day and to watch the sunset by night. Twice a week I water the plants that line all sides of the rooftop. That's our one responsibility as tenants.


Our main living area is on the second floor of the building. The living room is at the top of the stairs with two bedrooms (our "work" rooms), the kitchen, and the bathroom surrounding it. There's a painting studio or storage area beyond the kitchen in the back of the house.

Our kitchen is a typical Mexican kitchen with ceramic dishware and open shelving. Drinking water is delivered regularly, and we wash fruits and vegetables in an anti-bacterial solution.

Our bedroom, on the rooftop level, has a high ceiling and huge panels of glass on two sides. We hear all the sounds of a Mexican town in the early morning--dogs, roosters, church bells, garbage collectors, peacocks, and a symphony of other birds.

Since we have three bedrooms, we each have our own work space. Bob's music room and computer station is light and airy. My writing and meditation room has soothing Asian decor, an exercise ball, and an inviting arched closet.

We are quite happy in our humble abode.