As counting in the previous post, we had a week in Canada, doing paperwork (demarches they call them here) and looking for an apartment. The day I found were in the SANA. We spent the tab "technique" of an apartment, a three and a half, located in the center, rent averaged $ 370 Electricity $ 70 and details of who is now our home, Don Carlos.
I called that number without the least wins, he was disillusioned with the failure that turned out to be the apartment # 4. There was no response. That well, I was calling only to have the kind of healthy apartacho found not feel bad. Five minutes later the secretary gave me a call: "Madame Corzo? Je crois c'est pour vous that, c'est de l'appartement propietaire him that contacted avez vous il ya joins minute."
View from the front balcony. "Merci" I answered lamely and wanting to strangle the excess of speed, took the phone.
- Oui, allo?
the other side of the phone was Don Carlos, we made an appointment to see the apartment in the afternoon. Here everyone immediately notices that English is my native language, however you try to speak well the accent gives me away. Don Carlos was not the exception. I wonder where he came from me. As for Colombia! (A little bit of land in Colombia never denied). That if they had car. But no! Ah ok, no problem tell me where pickup. (???) I understood perfectly, but I asked anyway rectification. "Pardon, vous allez .... that?"
- Je vous disait que je vous Chercher going. We
the appointment contained in the hostel and all. That is new, always accompanied by a kind of SANA and would arrive on our own. In fact that one pick it up the owner is not usual here.
At two in the afternoon as Don Carlos was agreed in his truck for us. The long conversation between Quebec and us is this and who are coming I suggest you have ready answers to the following questions:
1. Where they come from?
2. When?
3. They decided to immigrate to Canada?
4. As I Was Trois-Rivières?
5. Where to learn French?
And at some point in the conversation always, always speaking of winter, that cold as boar, the snow record is as long as well I think that Quebecers love to complain about the winter. Seriously, I love it. I have not spoken with anyone who does not complain about the snow.
As here in Trois-Rivières is all about (if you have a car) in less than five minutes were on the apartacho. First impressions: In front of a park building. The building has a remise (hut) where there are several small room that Don Carlos called lockers to store the unused stuff. In Colombia we tell that the room of San Alejo. Spend two bus routes and one of the stops has abribus (cabinita with bench to sit and wait.)
View from inside a abribus on rue Champlain.
climbed. The balcony is great input. Entered. We went through the room, nice, the room, cool I liked the color, the kitchen well distribuda, oh surprise, another room that Carlos told us all locataires (tenants) have been used as a dining room because the living room and kitchen are far (so that our three and a half is actually a four and a half). The bathroom, I did not like much but that's ok. The back door to balcony smaller than the front but rather large, with ropes for hanging clothes.
Conclusion: The apartment is nicer than we had seen so far and the best located. Problem: I still was not free.
No more apartacho tour. Don Carlos interested half saw us and threw us a question: I want to drink or not? We looked at each other and pour the whole story. We were staying at the hostel, who have no family here, we needed urgently to find something because we could not spend all our money on hotel. Don Carlos told us that he would think of something. And it was.
In the evening we called the hotel. We lowered the half of the lease if we signed the bail (the contract). Ok Don Carlos I will consult with my husband and I call.
was twenty days yet for us to vacate the apartacho. And we were very interested. And to top Don Carlos was the closer thing with us, we were undecided. We decided to go to chat with Don Ivan to SANA, he always has good advice. Speaking to a call came from Don Carlos. He had gotten a cheaper hotel for us, that took us to see. We were looking at us side with my husband. (This guy is incredible!). Don Ivan
recommended that we take if we had liked so much. Fifteen minutes later, Carlos was in the SANA waiting to take us to see the other hotel. We actually took two. Fought prices. We were still terrified. At last we are left with the Miami Motel . We did an excellent price for the 20 days if we were missing to take the apartacho. When Don Carlos took us back to SANA told him that if we took that apartment. Don Carlos took a Bail of the truck. Already had ready. We went more Indian than us. We made the conquest, we became infected and there was no other sign. At last we found our site!
Well then, now with the bail signed, we were officially installed in Trois-Rivières. In twenty days we would have access to our first place together. To live by themselves because in Colombia we lived with my mother (and how I miss her!). And the next day to check-out from the hostel. We
two months and five days in Quebec. Not for one minute we have repented of that decision. And we hope all continue like that, surely Don Carlos also expect the same.
Source park opposite the house. And set up a sign "No Swimming" 
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