I will keep this brief. We looked at 4 different Mubans (basically a thai townhouse complex/neighbourhood/subdivision we're not quite sure what it really translates to). All of them were pretty close to school and had relatively easy access to food. We only had the key to see the inside of one house, the first one we saw, which ended up being the one we picked! Nick and I are going to be working at two different campuses; Nick in the English Programme Campus which is grade 1-12 and myself in the Kindergarten campus which has the Nursery and 4 levels of Kindergarten, so we were looking for somewhere that was convenient for both of us. We also wanted something cheap even if that meant less "pretty" and new so that we can spend all of our money on travelling!
Pros: It was an end unit so we have a "jungle" and field on one side and more windows! It's huge! It has AC in the bedroom. It has a washing machine and indoor space for a drying rack. It is located pretty much in between the two campuses Nick and I work at (actually walking distance to the Kinder campus for me!) Two other teachers have lived across the street from us for 3 years so thats a good sign :) And the best pro of all is that it is costing us around $180 a month minus internet and utilities.
Cons: It is not a "new" muban so there is no swimming pool/tennis court to share however our school has both of those and more! Also since it's an older area and house, during the dry season (right now) there is very low water pressure and the upstairs shower doesn't actually work. During the rainy season this won't be an issue though, hopefully, and worst case scenario we shower "thai style" with a huge bucket of water and small bowl.
Oh and did we mention our house came with a stray cat? Her name is Snickers and she cries a lot:
the whole Asian experience has to include a cat.. does his tail have a kink in it? at least it looks like he has a tail (a lot of them only have stubs)
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