Room with a View

So this just a little insert. One of my favorite rooms here at the apartment is our room and our bathroom. There is only a shower and in the shower there is a frosted widow that sits a little above eye level. It opens from the bottom and is always pushed open about 5 inches. No one can see in but there is a glorious view out. You can watch the clouds, the ocean, the traffic. We are 10 stories up so you can see for a distance. It is relaxing and for an artistic mind it is simulating. Our room is a bit small for two people but we have been alright. There is a large window above our bed. Even with the shades drawn it is the brightest room in the house. I have seen the sunrise once and the burning sky stretched over the tall buildings and off into the sea. My favorite view however is the view at night. The sky is almost always two or three shades of blue even in the middle of the night. The lights from the buildings and the traffic are peaceful in a way and the ocean is a dark space out beyond the lights. It is sort of comforting to look out the window when I cannot sleep. There is an apartment building being built right across the balcony and so it is not far from our window. The construction team starts at about 7am and works all day until 10pm or so. We fall asleep to the sound of muffled traffic and our ceiling fan and wake up the music of metal work and pounding but there is the occasionally bird chirp. For some reason this really does not bother me. You can watch them build from the swing on the balcony. (Which by the way is a wonderful reading spot.)
There are a few frustrations that I deal with. I do not like not being able to communicate well. The other day I was so happy that I ordered at Subway. (There was a lot of pointing but I got food by myself other than Heather telling me how to say mustard and pronounce the word for wheat bread). I also do not like not being able to go places alone (though I understand why) or function in a store alone. I start language school on Saturday, so that will help some but the thing is that I need to be alright with being a learner and not a leader right now.