Living Room

Living Room: Not actually my living room

My living room is so very cozy. As you walk into my house, you kiss the Mezuzah on the door. Then you pass the picture of the Chabad rabbi on the door. The rabbi is holding a Jewish prayer book in his hand and has a long white beard. Basically, the rabbi looks like a very stereotypical Jewish Rabbi. Then you enter the couch area. There are three couches in a “u” shape, leaving the side closest to the door open. The chouchs are very comfy and are the type where each seat on the couch has its own pillow both for one's back and as the seat. Unlike the United States, couches here are pillow based instead of the couch being one long individual piece. The couch against the left wall is white with black lining. The middle couch is brown with black lining, and the last couch is also white with black lining. Inbetween the right and middle couch is a night stand with a black lamp on top of it. The night stand also has three family pictures on it. One of the photos is of my two host parents and their two daughters. The second is of the oldest daughter, Maria, and her now husband Marcello. The third picture is of the youngest daughter with her now husband Joshua. The two daughters come over for lunch a lot so I know them very well. Therefore, having their photos around is reassuring. In front of the couches are some cabinets. On the first cabinet is a stainless steal bowl which is some kind of family heirloom. On the other cabinet is two golden candle stick holders that the family uses to bring in the Jewish sabbath. Inside the cabinets is where my host family keeps their nice china. The silverware set is gold with silver trim. It is extremely expensive so there are actually locks on the cabinet doors. Behind the couches is the giant table, where my family and I have dinner every night. Sitting in the middle of the table is always the two salt shakers because one is certainly not enough. On the table always is a beautiful white table cloth with a snow flake design. It is a glass table, and therefore, you must be very careful about how much weight you put on the table because it might crack. The round table sits ten seats easily around it. On the wall next to the table is a giant mirror. There are not that many mirrors in the house so it is common to use that mirror for dressing purposes. Behind the table is the door to the balcony. The door is glass and a beautiful white curtain blocks the view of outside almost at all times. Now that Buenos Aires is starting to warm up, The curtain has been more and more open in order to allow the door to be open to cool down the room. I love my living room.