house hunting

Real Life House Hunters: the Reveal

March 9, 2012

Wow, I had forgotten how much I don’t like moving. The mad rush to pack up everything was multiplied by three as we tried to empty out my apartment, the office and our new roommates’ apartment. Imagine our surprise when it turned out that when we ordered a “moving van” that could fit the three [...]

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Real Life House Hunters: Best of the Worst

February 23, 2012

Gold tunduk chandeliers? Offices with showers? Marble staircases? Houses only half-constructed? All of the above. Even though there were a few gems in our search for a new house/office, the majority were not even up for consideration. A few of them deserve special mention for their ridiculousness. This one wasn’t so bad, but it was [...]

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Real Life House Hunters: Top 3

February 21, 2012

Ten houses in two days. We saw ten houses in two days. There is definitely an art to being able to soak in the layout and character of a house after only a ten-minute walk-through, and I found myself barely even wrapping my mind around one place before we were whisked away to another one. [...]

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Real Life House Hunters: the backstory

February 19, 2012

We’re moving! After nearly a year living in the same apartment (more than a year in the same courtyard), Farrell and I are shifting ourselves and the office to a brand new location. But it’s not just the two of us. We’re currently sharing the office with the business of another expat. He and his [...]

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