I Have An Apartment!

That's right, my intense search over the last week has paid off. Now I can finally relax a bit.

I'll be moving into a 6 bedroom, 3 bathroom split level with 5 other guys, 4 Canadians and 1 American. I met them tonight and they seem cool and laid back.

Its got everything I was looking for and more: A/C, washer and dryer (driers in apartments are rare here), cable, wireless, trash sorting service (I'll have to blog about that, the trash system here is nuts but I won't have to deal with it), weekly maid service, several balconies, and a private rooftop. It'll only take me 20 minutes to get to work and its cheap.

My room is the smallest of the 6 but its still fine. Bed, desk, wardrobe, and bookshelf. And with everyone having different durations of stay (there's no lease like we're used to because foreigners are always coming and going), I might be upgrading to one of the bigger rooms in a few months when one or two of the other guys are leaving.

Oh and probably the coolest part: one of the guys has a dog! Her name is Dodo and she seems very friendly and playful.

The only downside is the guy I'm taking over for isn't leaving until early June so I need to stay at the crappy temporary apartment a few more weeks but I'll deal with it.

So I'm happy to say the least. After a solid two months of living out of a suitcase, I'll FINALLY be able to unpack. What a feeling...