in the category of shot in the dark ( Read more... )

hey everyone, especially expats in paris ( Read more... )

Hi folks ( Read more... )

This is an interesting idea. Having been an expat for 17 years and just back from the US a year ago, some of the entries were quite amusing to read. Being an expat in Paris is not so hard - well, I say this one year on. Finding an appartment was quite nightmare-ish. At the time, it seemed that I was applying to marry someone. The most amusing (or ( Read more... )

Ok, since I have no idea where to post this, or even what to do I thought I'd just go ahead and clutter up a few communities with this question/situation ( Read more... )

Those of you living in Germany will no doubt know about the quirks of renting here ( Read more... )

It's 8c today in Seattle. It's sunny and I'm walking around in an early spring jacket in mid-January. No winter coat. No mits. No toque. No boots. No slushroadsalthavingtoparkmycarinasnowbankmiserablepeopleonthettcnogst. To top it off, my rent went down (as in the opposite of up) by $45 a month. It should be noted this city has no rent control ( Read more... )