Can you imagine this in the U.S.?

One of the things that has amazed me and that I am enjoying is how open and welcoming and trusting the people here are. In Atenas the house was unlocked, no one was around and the keys to the room I was to have were in the door. 5 minutes after I got here yesterday Carlos said "I am leaving and I will be back in an hour." He gave me a key and away he went. There isn't anyone else here! 

On a funnier side, there is a shelving unit in the kitchen that looks like it is for recycling. On the top shelf are beer bottles, on the bottom shelf are beer cans and on the middle shelf is a wine bottle. I guess I stumbled into a luxurious bachelor pad! I love it. I am the house mother.