Oh man, this makes me miss the black water even more. Before this whole pandemic thing, I used to do this kind of thing at least once a month almost. Safe to say I feel trapped in my own home now, so I can somewhat imagine how that apartment of yours might feel. Glad to see you and your family could enjoy a small piece of the natural wonders this country has to offer.
When things get back to normal, feel free to include me if possible @faustofraser :)
It was an awesome experience, we had seen blackwater once before, but not the best place for swimming. Even though we live in the biggest place we've ever lived in here in Suriname, it's way beyond our means.
When we try to find a studio apartment the 4 of us can live in, the owners usually won't rent to more than 2 people in a small space. I guess it seems we are too poor just to exist here, and that's really frustrated us. It has become too humiliating to look for affordable housing here.
Needless to say, the Sabana Park was a nice break from all our nightmares, stress, and worries, and I give thanks to you @rarej for stopping by, looking forward to meeting you eventually.
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There is a mentality problem in Suriname of pricing any kind of rent way too high and usually in foreign currencies. The inflation hasn't been good for this mentality either. And not just rent prices. Surinamers sometimes try to sell of really old things for almost new model amounts. I saw a post on Facebook last month where someone was trying to sell one of those old classic fat tv's for SRD 1000. 😂
Living is becoming more expensive here as well. In the past someone in their twenties could buy property and start building a house, but now if it weren't for my parent's and parent's in law supporting me and my partner, we would not be able to live in our own home.
Not every seller or landlord is bad on out for money of course, but they are hard to find nowadays.
This is why it's nice to escape these thoughts every now and then and immerse yourself in nature with a group of friends and or family. :)
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