So some time has passed between my last blog. A lot has happened in the mean time. We found a place to live, had a sweet as New Years, have settled into our new area and are now on the job hunt to support our raging alcoholism!
So start at the most important factor...yes we have solid accommodation and have been able to move out of that dingy hostel. Although hostel living does have it's perks (surrounded by people willing to get loose) unfortunately this one was full mostly by tossers. Well not exactly full of, there were some ok people there, but they well and truly out stayed their welcome. By the end we were just getting home sauced and causing a havoc.
The day we secured this apartment was off the chains. There is a bit of back story so i will inform. We were searching craigslist desperately trying to find a place before our time at the hostel ran out. We came across this awesome fully furnished apartment in Lonsdale Quay, North Vancouver (think Beacons Cove but 10 times better). The price was $1,500 a month but we were willing to sacrifice a bit for this top place. We called the landlord, had it all discussed and decided that this was the place for us. We even said that a look over was not necessary, and that would take it....however there was an unfortunate catch. When we started talking dollars somethig out of the blue occured. Seems we had made a mistake and that the actual asking price was $1,500 a WEEK! Wow what a kick in the aggots! So we regrettfully declined the offer and went off to drown our sorrows.
Then like a gift from Jebus someone out there reached down and picked us up out of the slums. We got an unexpected call the following day from the landlord saying there was a change of plans and that she was now looking to sell the place. If we wanted to rent it on a month by month basis for $1,500 then she was happy to do it! Awesome...but the deal got sweeter. Seizing this moment of goodwill i pushed the envelope that little further and scored the place for $1,400 a month. Well then the rest went pretty smoothly. We met the landlord, who apart from being an incredibly desirable young mum, was an awesome lady. We moved in before New Years Eve and the rest is history. The view is off the charts!
So where to next...well were were planning to lay low for a while after a very busy 2 weeks enjoying the festivities, however Andrew's arrival after New Years really set us back. Let's say he didn't have to twist our arm too hard to get out and back on the sauce again. It's been wicked having him back in town and he is currently residing on our couch. His only payment requried is to make sure the fridge is always stocked.
Ok so on the work front. Not a great deal to report at this stage. We aren't really keen into stepping straight into full time employment at this stage, so we might work some crappy temp jobs until we're ready to be grown ups again. We joined up at the local YWCA which is sweet in being able to organise jobs. Free computer use, job search and assistance in whatever. Chris is thinking about doing a bit of labouring, maybe move into work later. I'm thinking about throwing my resume around to a few of the rich local private schools for some tutoring work. Apparently it is pretty easy to secure and it'll be easy flexible work in the mean time. But while that all pans out we pretty much walked into a job the other day while checking out the local mall.
We came across the manager of this Winter Olympics superstore which is locates in Sears. Next thing we know we were using our Aussie charm and the lady pretty much offered us jobs. We have a group interview on Friday, so fair to say it's gonna be interesting. Think the interview scene out of Step Brothers :D
Ok well that's it for now. I'll try to get them more regualrly so i don't have to write the house down. No internet in the apartment so i'm currently sitting in Starbucks leeching off them. They have no problem with people sitting in their shop for 2 hours if you buy a $3 coffee. Feel kind of guilty doing it, but that is quickly eroding as i look around me now and see people doing homework, reading novels, and pretty much spending hours of quiet time in here.
Slowly, ever so slowly, getting used to this culture. So different, but similar at the same time.
Catch ya later!
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