Trying to find a new roommate and finding a Kollektivhuset instead...
In the last two days the situation with my landlady got worse and she tried to force me to sign an inventory list of the whole apartment (in Swedish) and when I move out and she cannot find anything I have to replace it! I'm pretty sure that several things will be missing then ;-)
I already posted another ad that I need a room asap and one woman replied to my ad very quickly - Anna, Swedish, nurse, vegetarian, has a 13y old son Harvey. She is looking for a woman, vegetarian, and nice/ easy going. I though - wow, this is my perfect roommate!
We called each other and then I could come over to see the room and to meet her. *best thing ever*
In order to move out from my old room I first had to clean the whole flat and then I had to do the laundry for both of us! in the biggest laundry room ever!
- some of my Austrian friends will recognize the small machine next to the big dryer, if not - remember in school when we had to learn how to iron big things ;-)
After I fullfilled my duties stated in the contract, I was happy to take the metro to Skärpnäck to sign my new room contract. Anna and her son Harvey are really nice people and as I arrived there we were searching the internet together to find a standard room contract. The whole community in the house consists of only Swedish, Norwegian and Finish people, which all have kids.
As I could sign the contract I was so relieved, just to know that I can move out from my old room. I really don't mind the environment in Bredäng, and the other people there are really nice to me, even the youth gangs with their scary dogs caused me no troubles. It's just the cracy drug taking woman, even the neighbours offered me I could rent out their room for just 1000 Sek when I cannot live with her any longer because they all know about her problems!
So I started to pack my stuff and to bring everything to my new wonderful room - as you can see:
Now I am a member of Kollektivhuset Tre Portar, which makes me really happy!
In the last two days the situation with my landlady got worse and she tried to force me to sign an inventory list of the whole apartment (in Swedish) and when I move out and she cannot find anything I have to replace it! I'm pretty sure that several things will be missing then ;-)
I already posted another ad that I need a room asap and one woman replied to my ad very quickly - Anna, Swedish, nurse, vegetarian, has a 13y old son Harvey. She is looking for a woman, vegetarian, and nice/ easy going. I though - wow, this is my perfect roommate!
We called each other and then I could come over to see the room and to meet her. *best thing ever*
In order to move out from my old room I first had to clean the whole flat and then I had to do the laundry for both of us! in the biggest laundry room ever!
- some of my Austrian friends will recognize the small machine next to the big dryer, if not - remember in school when we had to learn how to iron big things ;-)
After I fullfilled my duties stated in the contract, I was happy to take the metro to Skärpnäck to sign my new room contract. Anna and her son Harvey are really nice people and as I arrived there we were searching the internet together to find a standard room contract. The whole community in the house consists of only Swedish, Norwegian and Finish people, which all have kids.
As I could sign the contract I was so relieved, just to know that I can move out from my old room. I really don't mind the environment in Bredäng, and the other people there are really nice to me, even the youth gangs with their scary dogs caused me no troubles. It's just the cracy drug taking woman, even the neighbours offered me I could rent out their room for just 1000 Sek when I cannot live with her any longer because they all know about her problems!
So I started to pack my stuff and to bring everything to my new wonderful room - as you can see:
Now I am a member of Kollektivhuset Tre Portar, which makes me really happy!
The idea behind 'Kollektivhuset' is great, I think. For an yearly amount of SEK 500 you can participate in the house community and use all the things they provide, like: an Finnish sauna you can hang out with your friends, a guest room you can book for your visitors (this might be the interesting part for y'all), a wood working area, an atelier for painting and drawing, an indoor playground for the children, and a big kitchen you cook for the others in the house (once a month you cook and someone else chooses the recipe and another one does the grocery).
At the moment I cannot believe how lucky I am with this shared flat. Yesterday evening I met Annas boyfriend and he learned German in school for 6years and told me that he would like to improve his German skills with me - the other way around Anna, Harvey and I agreed that they will (mostly) talk to me in Swedish that I can learn faster. Anna was babysitting a 3y old neighbour and the kid explained some kitchen vocab to me and I repeated every word what he told me - we had fun and the kid was so proud that he can teach me (the stupid adult who does not know what 'broken egg' or 'frying pan' is in Swedish).
Today, they all will start their trip to a family summer cottage near Gotland and they will return Monday night. So I will spend the midsummer celebrations in Skansen, a park on an island in Stockholm. I suppose all Swedish people are gone over the weekend to meet up with family and friends at the countryside and just tourists will attend the celebrations but I don't mind, then I can take pics without feeling akward.
That sounds really nice, i like the pictures and also could imagine to live there, that is meant as a big compliment! Have a nice time and enjoy it!
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