no longer homeless

Well, I'm officially one month in and I can't believe how fast its gone. At the same time, I have learned so much, seen so much, and met so many new people that maybe it does feel like a month.

It took almost a full month, but I finally found an apartment!! I received an email Monday morning from my relocation agent that I got the apartment I wanted in Seefeld! I was more than relieved. I accepted immediately. I haven't done a total count, but I'm sure I viewed 30 apartments over the period of 3 weeks. This, along with countless hours searching on homegate.ch, and all the time spent on the train back and forth to Steinach just to see one apartment a night was really starting to wear on me.

I don't have pictures of the apartment yet, but will post as soon as possible. When I had my viewing the building was still in the process of being completely remodeled. My apartment is on the top floor (4th floor) and is a whopping 43.5 meters squared. It is a studio, but the real attraction is the private access to the roof. So I will have my own roof terrace which has a view of the lake! My friends at work are already asking when the first roof party is going to be and have graciously agreed to come and help put together IKEA furniture (which will be my next adventure). The apartment also has its own washer/dryer, which is a huge plus for apartments in Zurich.

I will get the keys on Friday, July 13th, and plan to move in over the weekend and be out of my temporary apartment by Monday, July 16th. My shipment from the U.S., which is currently being stored at the movers' warehouse in Zurich, will be delivered on Monday morning. I can't wait to have the rest of my clothes/toiletries/etc. All just before I make my first trip home on July 19th! Needless to say, the next couple weeks will be busy, but very exciting!