I apologize that the posts lately have been about stuff so long ago. The past couple of weeks have been consumed by the apartment search. Here are some important things to know about finding an apartment in Berlin:
1. 95% of the places will not respond if you email them, so you must call and speak to someone (in German).
2. The viewings tend to be between 2:30 and 6 pm Monday-Friday, which is not ideal if you work an hour out of the city. This is because a lot of the places don't have overhead lighting, so you have to view when there's sunlight.
3. You will not necessarily get an apartment if you are interested in it. There is an application process, wherein the leasing agent collects a bunch of applications and presents them to the landlord, who then chooses his/her favorite.
4. You can wait weeks to find out whether you will be offered apartment.
5. As a result of 3 and 4, you must apply to many places and see even more.
6. Pretty much all of this is in German.
In short, the past couple of weeks have been pretty stressful, but we will be moving into an awesome new apartment next weekend and my comfortableness with speaking German has improved considerably as a result of all of the cold calls and appointments. We've also now visited a lot more of the city.
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