Thursday, April 22, 2010

Could you live in an 8x8 Apartment?...inclusive of kitchen, bathroom, bedroom

I came to Paris thinking that it wouldn't be too hard to find a decent appartment in a decent neighbourhood for a 'decent' price.....not quite so easy! I was nearly in tears thinking i'd never find somewhere decent to get settled into complicated by the fact that my high school wasn't making any effort in the matter! It was the Lords grace that saved me, because a friend of mine who I met at a conference years before offered me temporary shelter...so at least I had something temporary I thought...and I'll keep looking...at one point I was offered an 8x8m apartment complete with a kitchen bathroom and bed!!!! now i'm not sure if the concept of an 8m2 apt is really sinking in...8m is about the length of a twin bed ...but to see how neatly stacked everything was and how the space was created was quite interesting....the bed was raised and a table placed on it..the kitchen ...a little burner on a small cupboard and a little sink...the toilet and shower cordoned off literally stepping from the shower into the toilet..I could never have imagined that before my visit here and that it could have vaguely looked quite liveable! I have heard many such stories since living here...and you really have to be lucky or really know the market to get anywhere with real space that is affordable long term...
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  1. AnonymousApril 22, 2010 at 5:40 AM

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  2. LisaMay 2, 2010 at 10:16 AM

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  3. LisaMay 2, 2010 at 11:51 PM

    Girl, you are preaching to the choir! Finding an affordable AND decent-size apartment in Paris is crazy. We pretty much are forced to choose price over size. I must concur tho that it is definitely interesting to see the economical use of tiny spaces (ha ha). I had an acquaintance who lived in a 9m² (toilettes sur palier). She had a cupboard, closet, kitchenette, shower, face basin, and mini-fridge in that room. Her bed was raised to allow for another tiny one to be housed underneath it... one that could be rolled out for a visitor. She had a "party" in that room. There were at one point over 11 of us inside... at least half were seated (don't ask me how it worked cuz i'm not sure I even know! Ha ha). 8m² should be illegal, btw.

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