not trying to find a simple apartment. It was found the headquarters from which we would begin our new life. And, as did the two Colombians with four suitcases to find their land autoprometida? This is the story:
had already told them we had a reservation at the Auberge International from Colombia. Housed there, admittedly cried our first night in this city. Housed there did all the steps to a new resident to do (walking) due to its location on Centre-Ville. Staying there, our Liaison officer Stratégie Carrière took us to our first tour around the city. Don Ivan housed there called us to ask how we were going with everything and give us encouragement. Staying there we learned to take the bus and traveled between bus and walking around the city looking for an apartment. We spent nine days housed and so have no reason to complain of the hostel so we would like.
This is the dining lodge. The search of the apartment had several challenges in itself. We to find one free before the first of July. And is that 90% of the contracts will expire on that day and everyone moves on July, when you see them tell the whole circus is. It was May and we could not wait that long. Challenge number two: they were very close to a bus stop as we have no car and walk in winter would come to be as a means of suicide for those tropical souls. Challenge three: Obviously we liked.
saw five. The first apartment was a suggestion of SANA. That is, the SANA make appointments to go see apartments and assigned a benevolent one for a ride and talk to one. As if we were little children. But for us that aid was of gold, is a little hard for a quick visit with his newly learned French in Colombia, communicating with a really, really Québec, with its accent (which they say they have, that those who have accents are the others) his accent half cowboy / French mixed with English / expressions indigenous / who knows what the hell else. Overall, our benevolent SANA took us from the apartment in question. This was in poor condition (dirt of the Paleozoic era), although they promised to fix it, we do not really like the residents of the building very noisy, we were holding it for at least a year.
The hostel kitchen, this is what we are really interested, you can cook and prepared foods are very expensive here. The second apartment was a man who did not understand a damn what he said, quoting myself and I did not even know how I made carnations. It was as if speaking in another language that does not exist on the planet. That day we accompanied a kind of SANA, a man Québec which also had some difficulties to understand him. Imagine this man could talk as if his countrymen will not even understand it. Well the apartment needed an exorcism to get the nicotine they had, but it was fine. We were tempted to say yes, until the day we returned by bus alone and we realized that it was difficult to go by bus. Another discarded.
Laviolette This park is very beautiful, is near Stratégie Carrière. The third ... I went to see why we made the appointment, only to be served. After making myself an appointment by phone, we realized, looking at the location on google maps, which is in the tail of the cow. We need to take two different buses to a distance of nearly an hour. The owner? Very friendly (the first cool that we found) ended up talking about anything but flat. In the end, and Mr. knew I was not at all interested in the apartment, but at least talk time with someone.
the room. Also I made the appointment myself. When we arrived I jumped for joy. The colors of the walls, appliances ... I finally found it! My husband was not so optimistic and will soon know why. I said yes once and the concierge very rude asked us things like our work situation (knowing that we did not use became more sour) our legal situation in the country (or at the airport made us so many questions) and good interrogation to tell us that he informed the owner of the apartment and called us to give us that right. Well no it is not rented because we fall so as not very While the concierge. It's more the guy never called, but we told Don Ivan and himself called to find out what had happened. And what a favor that made us not wanting to! Another
photic port. That bridge you see in the background is called Laviolette. For this sector is the park of the previous photo.
Del SANA
made us an appointment to view an apartment. Actually, I was with disappointment from which we had denied. And just because I had made that appointment for us. Wanted only to call to confirm the time of the visit. So I called myself. Reluctantly, and without knowing that was our apartment winner.
The story of our apartment, I leave for the next post. Not because he is tired or anything, let me despite the plot (again) but it is much better not to tire the eyes and the next continue with the story ... We stayed at the May 6, the day he finally found our home.