Finding an apartment in Stockholm is very different from finding one in the United States. First, most people rent apartments "second hand," which is basically the same thing as subletting. Because of this, most leases are less than a year in length, so you end up switching apartments frequently. If you want to get an apartment "first hand," you have to get in a queue, and you might not get an apartment this way for 8 years or longer.
We went into Stockholm to register ourselves with the Swedish tax authority, Skatteverket, which was pretty fast and easy, but now we have to wait two weeks to receive our official person numbers. Until I have a person number, I can't open a back account or get a cell phone, so it is an important thing to have.
While we were in Stockholm today, we make this video with our new Flip camera... the sound is a little bad at first because of the wind, but it gets better:
4 degrees! It's totally warm! and all the snow is gone. (Compared to when I was in town and it was crazy snowy.)
ReplyDeleteQuite true! But it sounds like it'll sink into the sub-zeroes again by the end of the week. So.
ReplyDeleteHow many hours of daylight do you guys have?
ReplyDeleteWe have about 6 good hours of daylight now, which isn't so bad, actually.
ReplyDeleteSo are you guys trying to rent first-hand, second-hand or just whatever's available? I'll ask our other Swedish friend Robert for advice, too. (He's in Zimbabwe right now, apparently, otherwise I'd say you should meet up.)
ReplyDeleteFirst-hand is of course the best, but second-hand seems much more likely. Advice from Robert would be great!
ReplyDeleteI like your furry parka, Melissa. It looks 100% appropriate, given the wind and the ice floes.
ReplyDeleteClaire, it's great! The only drawbacks are that a) my knees are exposed and b) with the hood up my peripheral vision is gone. Other than that, I could (and probably will) live in this coat.
ReplyDeleteI love this video! It's so much fun to see your adventures.
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