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I have two flatmates: Antoni and Alex. And after searching for what seemed an eternity (and meeting some very interesting people), i am so excited about them.


We had champagne on Sunday night and went to eat at supper at Los Guaduales, a really great Colombian restaurant in our neighborhood, to get to know each other a bit more. (Antoni is a bit obsessed with their BBQ ribs, fyi, for your crazy meat lovers.) They both seem really fun and easygoing, super nice, and are originally from Montreal, Canada. (AH!) Heh heh, seems I am always mingling with these French Canadian people. They do speak French to each other, which is really pretty cool to hear in my own house. I can't understand any of it, but they are kind enough to speak English most all the time I am around - and they have promised to teach me some French as well. So far, i learned - and then forgot - the words for eating and cleaning. Good Job, Linds, I know. Antoni (on the left) has just turned 28 and has lived in London for 5 years now. Alex (in the middle) is soon to be 29 - shhh - and has lived over here for 1 year. They both work professionally in the center, and Antoni even bikes to work (yikes) from our flat.

I will put up some pictures of my apartment soon, but right now i'm not yet living in my real bedroom. I'm actually temporarily in what will be Alex's room, he is staying in Antoni's room, and Antoni is staying with his girlfriend - just until this weekend, when the other guy (Neil) moves out of my room-to-be. Amazingly kind of them to shift around like this, just so i could move in early, eh? Yep. Nice guys!

AND here is the kicker, the icing, the champagne of beers: we have a clothing DRYER! That's correct, i do believe it could quite possibly be the only flat in London that has one. (Most apartments only have a small washmachine - which, yes, of course we also have - and it is tiny.) But most importantly, i can dry my underwear - cheers! (hmmn . . . . perhaps this is why my rent is so high . . . . )