Since our arrival in Ottawa, we are dedicated to finding an apartment.
(Hey, Nico make me sign that there is "Question pour un champion" French version on TV. Pierto and Diane ... it's for you! But he still prefers zapper to watch hockey, basketball or football! )
But before that we went to "Service Canada" to get our social security number, very important here. We also made a comparison of different possibilities for us to open an account. Here an account is paid unless there is a minimum amount to our account. For example if you are careful to always have 1000 or $ 1500 then the account is free! There are only a limited number of operations (payment by credit card, withdrawal etc.).
After careful consideration of all that we opted for an account with the "Scotia Bank" for $ 3.95 unless you have $ 1500! So we went to this famous bank only ... to open an account must have an address .... then return to search apartment!
We thought we had hit the jackpot! An apartment close to our hostel in the center, cheap, furnished ... a dream! Only the owner is not in Canada but in England ... and asks us to pay before visiting. We still have pictures and we also went to the apartment from outside.
biensur But like many of you we say it is fishy! Then this afternoon we did some research on scams and horror! There's a lot! Not exactly like ours but it looks like! So then changing direction, we write to the owner to explain that we can not afford to pay the deposit and the rent without seeing the apartment and be sure to have the keys! Big big
Desilu! Especially since we responded to over a dozen announcements and only 4 or 5 have responded ... then to be honest with you tonight is a little depressed!
was so eager to trust, we want to believe and forget but sometimes we forget that man is not so honest as that ...
We tried to get back to research, but now we feel that everything is too expensive or qu'arnaque ... So we can console myself: Harry Potter Nico (purchased this morning in a French bookstore that recruits) and "Sex and the City" for Gaëlle ...
... Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day!
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