This week has been filled non-stop with flat hunting. So far, we have been able to view 5 flats but none have been the one. I really thought I was an easy going person when it came to flats and my needs. Basically, Bianca and I just need 2 beds and a kitchen and a bathroom. Simple living & we don't even mind sharing. For our budget, so far we have toured a flat in the ghetto, a flat on the outskirts of town, a flat on the main floor probably built in the 1700s with bars on the windows and post war furniture, a flat where the landlord told me that she would not allow 2 girls to live there, and finally a 'cruise ship size' room in the basement with 1 small tiny port window and no washer, no fridge, no closet, and no safety. Bianca and I feel like we have literally called all agencies and are constantly looking. The real estate market is ridiculous here. Places come available and are under contract in a matter of hours! This morning a real estate agent told us about a flat and we immediately told her we wanted it. By the time she responded, she informed us that it already had an offer. I write all this in desperation. We are accepting any and all thoughts of encouragement and prayer. We are going to see an unfurnished flat tomorrow in hopes that it will be fine and we will just have a shopping trip to IKEA! The prices in London are so expensive and no one wants to let to students.
BUT- on a brighter note, my final exam is tomorrow and Meredith is coming! We are going to be crazy American tourists till Saturday and then go to Dublin and then north England. So excited and ready for my holiday! & then HomeSweetUSA. And if anyone was wondering, I have been practicing my British accent and slang in case people want to hear my best attempt.
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