LostInTheWoods

We currently live in a one bedroom apartment, and I have my 'office' in our main living room. So we are a little cramped. This was meant to be only a short term stop gap for when we first moved here, as it was cheap, and neither of us had gainful employment.

Over two years on, it is time to move. A change is as good as a rest, and we have decided to move to somewhere bigger and a little better located for public transport. In Sweden, rented accommodation is quite reasonably priced, and of a good standard. So we have been looking at a few places, and the viewings are held with everyone who is interested, all turning up at the same time.

Yesterday, there was a flat available, but I had to go alone to view it as Renee had to work. So I got on my bike and cycled the 7 km to the apartment. Upon arrival I met a guy from the company who owns the apartments, but once he twigged Swedish was not my native tongue (it didn't take him too long), he spoke with eyes wide open, and at a very slow speed.

This annoys me a little. The west part of Sweden is where the people talk quickly, sometimes too fast for me, words get merged. So “my name is” becomes “ma-nar-is”, it happens a lot in the English language too. But I don't want to be spoken too like my IQ was equal to my age either. I want somewhere in the middle. It is OK with people who know me, but strangers take on the famous “talk slowly and loud” tactic that so many of my fellow countrymen employ when they go abroad.

Anyway the apartment was OK, and we have applied for it, it will take a couple of days to get a decision. Here are a few of the pictures I took:

We are looking to buy a house sometime in the future, when one of us finds that elusive “steady” job, but for now we just need to move.

That is all.

LostInTheWoods