Today was our first day at our new jobs at Santos. It was also the most time that we have spent apart in the last 7 months! The new jobs seem good and we are just the first in a small wave of Canadians that Santos has hired in the last couple of months. Most will be arriving in October and November.
We also had some good news about a rental place that we applied for at the end of last week. The third time was the charm for us and we take possession of our new townhouse on Friday. The rental process here can be a little sticky. It isn't always clear what is going on or how it will proceed. The first place we applied for (an apartment) already had an application in and approval was pending. We didn't know this until after the fact, and we would not have applied for the apartment if we had known (although it was a beautiful ground-floor place with river views and a pool). The second place we applied for was a fanastic house that had been converted from industrial use (a cheese factory). It was a really interesting place, but it was actually for sale and the owners were just feeling out the rental market. They decided to sell rather than rent, so the application was also denied (why the secrecy? just take the bloody place off the rental market!) We applied for this townhouse on Friday and right away we were sure that we would get it. The rental company communicated with us right away and we were told we would hear from them on Monday, and we did. This place was our strong first choice until we saw the other places. It fell to third, but we think that we will be happier here than we would have been at the other, jazzier places. This one is in a neighbourhood that is more our style and the rent is half the price of the other places. Sometimes things just work out right!
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