My accomodations debacle (aka the month of September)

So, I've been here for 23 days, and am just about to move into my 4th (and final!) house. Here's a recap of where I've been living over the past month, and what my permanent place is like.

1. The studio apartment at Mount Royal - Sept 1-4 - Paget
The first few days I was here, I lived in a little studio apartment in Paget, which is the Parish located just south of the City of Hamilton. Although I wasn't extremely happy living there (especially due to homesickness for the first few days), the place did have a really great air conditioner. What it did not have, however, was a TV that worked, internet access, or a full kitchen. I spent most of those first days sleeping as late as I possibly could, reading a lot, and listening to my ipod nonstop. While the apartment itself was pretty nice - the bathroom was reasonably big, the bed was pretty comfortable, and the place was really clean - I was pretty isolated, and since I hadn't really met the teachers until I moved out I was also pretty lonely.

2. The "Gardener's Cottage" at Palm Grove (aka the Gibbon's estate) - Sept 4-15 - Devonshire
I moved to Palm Grove on Sept 4, and this place was AWESOME. It was a huge 2 bedroom house with a full kitchen, a laundry area with a really nice washer and dryer, a big master bathroom, a huge living room with a fireplace and flatscreen tv (that had a satellite so I got a ton of channels). Devonshire is about as far from Hamilton (maybe a little further) as Paget, so my commute wasn't really much longer. The estate was really beautiful - the main house was huge, the gardens were awesome, and I had a few parrots who lived right next to the cottage. The only drawback to living here was that I didn't have internet access - my EasyConnect box from M3 Wireless didn't get a signal there.

3. The "Somerset House" at Salt Kettle - Sept 15-now - Paget, up by the water on Harbour Road
The Somerset House is the main house on the Murphy's estate. The Murphy's have several cottages on the property, one of which is going to be mine in a few days. I'm living in the main house currently because although my cottage was supposed to be ready on the 15th, it wasn't. The dude who lived there before me was dragging his fucking knuckles on moving his shit, so I've been here for a week. It's not so bad because the landlords are gone so I have a great big house all to myself, but it doesn't really feel like home. I'm living out of suitcases, which is not really fun but at least I have a place to stay. The view is stunning from here - I can see right across the water into Front Street in Hamilton. I'm literally right across from the Princess Hotel, too, which is pretty cool.

4. "The Boat House" at Salt Kettle - (hopefully) Sept 25-on - Paget, right on the water
My permanent house is actually pretty nice. It's basically like a studio plus a master bedroom. As you walk in the front door, there is the living room and the kitchen (which is a corner of the living room). In that room, there are two sort of loveseat couches, a table, and a TV. You walk through a little doorway and there is the bedroom - a wardrobe, a bed (double or a queen, i can't really tell), and a desk. The you walk up a few steps, and the bathroom and walk in closet are both up there. Possibly the coolest thing about where I'll be living is that I'm literally 15 steps from the water - not the beach, but the harbor, which is just great. I'm also only about a 2 minute walk from the ferry that goes right into downtown Hamilton, which is AWESOME.

So, the boat house is ready-ish today. All of my predecessor's stuff is out of the house, but it hasn't been thoroughly cleaned yet. I'm just waiting for the main house's maid to come on Thursday and clean it really hardcore. Then I should be done moving!