Apartment hunting is exhausting!

We had better luck than yesterday, but still no apartment yet. We found one GREAT maybe though. It's on the 11th floor and has 3 balconies over looking the city. The rent isn't too bad either! The only problem is that it isn't available until November 1st and I would personally like to get settled in somewhere before that. There's also the fact that a few more people had appointments to see it after us, so we need to wait a few days to even hear if it'll be offered to us. So, we're going to keep looking tomorrow.

Today was still productive though because we were actually able to have conversations with people that lasted longer than them telling us it was already rented. We made a few appointments and went and saw 2 different apartments. We drove by all of the apartments earlier on in the day to check out the area and decided that we weren't even going to go to the 3rd appointment. As my English/Irish future roommates would say... quite dodgy.

I'm really getting along with Elizabeth and Brian, so I am looking forward to having them as roommates. Maybe each day we search we'll have better luck. Who know? Maybe tomorrow we'll find something completely incredible that we can move into ASAP. It's a long shot, but it can't hurt to be optimistic, right? 

I'll move onto other things shortly, since I'm sure my unsuccessful apartment hunting isn't all that exciting, but I just can't believe how tired I am! Sure I called a billion places, which is exhausting in it's own way trying to understand people over the phone. But, we only went to see two places! It might have something to do with the fact the Brian and I got kind of turned around today and ended up walking for quite a while, but I think that was a good thing.

So, we were going to look for some agencies to see if maybe they could help us despite the ridiculous fees they charge. We couldn't find any and we ended up making a few too many turns. However, I think it was pretty great because I felt completely comfortable. Normally, if I'm not positive where I am, especially in an unfamiliar city, I get really nervous and frazzled. Ask anyone who knows me. But, today I knew that if I kept going and followed the street signs/my own instinct I would get back to a place from which I could at least get myself in the right direction. Plus, I'm not as nervous to talk to people now, so there's always the possibility of asking for directions.

I will be zen!

So even though I don't have a permanent place to live, I'm meeting new people, getting comfortable with my surroundings, and starting to realize that I'm actually capable of doing this. I feel like I'm starting to come into my own. That's not to say that I won't ever get frustrated or lonely, in fact I'm sure I will. I've got A LOT more annoying paperwork stuff I need to take care of. Not to mention I still have to get a phone and open a bank account... But, it'll all come together. I'm realizing that although I do have to put in an effort to get things done, I don't have to freak out. Everything is going to work out and it will all be okay.


In other news, I've officially made appointments to go visit all 3 schools this Wednesday. I'm really excited to meet the teachers/staff that I'll be working with. Maybe some of them might even have some ideas for possible accommodations? Plus, it'll help to see where they are and what I'm going to need to do in order to commute. Hopefully I'll be able to find out my schedule as well. So, Christophe is going to drive me to the schools on Wednesday (he is a saint, I swear). It'll be a very busy, exhausting morning I'm sure, but we should get home just in time for lunch. Which will probably be followed by a nap. 

Speaking of a nap and being exhausted, it's time for this lady to catch a few z's. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be posting with some more exciting news! Au revoir!