Thanks to the efforts of Ben's employers, and the help of my brother, we have been able to move into a place right next to the campus of Nankai University. Walk about a block north, and you reach the west gate of the campus. Pretty sweet.
(We still don't really know for sure exactly where Ben will be teaching--his employer is a company that matches teachers and schools at the schools' request, on an as-needed basis. But it's very likely that he'll be teaching at a school near this neighborhood. He'll find out soon, probably next week.)
Anyway, this place is big, has great light, is in a nice little neighborhood, has an a/c unit, has decent bathroom fixtures, and has a brand new bed and wardrobe, bought by our landlord upon move-in. It's affordable (the same price it would have cost to have Ben move into the dormitory with me), functional, and quite comfortable.
Here are some shots of our new place:
Our living room: fully equipped with the longest sofa ever. The other day Ben and I lay down on opposite ends of it and watched The Lord of the Rings.
Bathroom. Believe it or not, that shower was the selling-point of this apartment for us. Neither of the other two apartments we looked at had enclosed showers; they just had shower heads coming out of the wall, and a drain (sort of) nearby on the floor. Mopping up after every shower can be a real headache, so this was very appealing. In the far right corner, you can see our little washing machine.

It's feeling more like home every day.
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Ha! It's very telling that Ben posted pictures of the view outside the windows and you showed us the nuts and bolts of your apartment. Thanks for the pictures!
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