Exciting news, all: looks like we have a brand new Wellington apartment! It's exactly what we were after, with a separate living/kitchen area, bedroom and lovely bathroom. Plus its about 5 minutes walk from Lambton Quay which is right in the heart of the city. We went on a viewing yesterday morning at 9 sharp (as Deborah the agency lady insisted) and knew right away that we loved it. Its a corner unit so there is plenty of light from the large windows, its furnished except for dishes and things, and comes with a vaccuum cleaner (so there's no excuse).
This was only the fourth viewing we went on since being here. A large and much cheaper though unfurnished flat in Aro Valley was a close second but ultimately location and furnishings won us over. Without a car, picking up an entire home's worth of furniture might have been difficult on top of all the job hunting and city navigating. Still, New Zealand continues to prove far easier to live in than America.
Today we have to arrange payment to the agency but it all seems fairly straight forward. The bond (deposit) required is a hefty chunk of change but as long as we don't wreak havoc, we will get it back when we move out.
Next up, JOBS. As the short-shorts wearing Aro Valley flat owner Finley so kindly pointed out as he looked at us like we had 7 heads each, we are in a recession, but we believe we can job hunt with the best of 'em.
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Our optimism is sickening.
ReplyDeleteHello James and Emily
ReplyDeleteThis NZ living is starting to look very doable. It sounds as though you have your heads screwed on and getting things sorted out. When you mentioned the problem that furniture might have been I was ready to come along with the Audi fully charged and ready to go. But it's a long way away so I'm sorry I can't help with the move.
All going wellish here - we have this week (and next)off from hospital visiting so we won't know what to do with ourselves.
It's over to Kate's on Sunday for William's birthday. We've got the smaller balls to give to him from you James - so plenty of opportunity to run round the garden playing football.
Keep up the good work and hopefully the job opportunities will come along.
Love
Dad
I love that you found and apartment! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteSo exciting that you found an apartment...hope the job hunt goes just as smoothly...we're in colorado right now, have visited all the family here, I made sure they all have your blog address as well...love reading about your adventures...Heidi
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