Nightmare of looking for a flat

When we first came in this deserted heaven, we were really fortunate to meet Fancy and Dikens to be our host for the first few days. Mohit and Toma were there to help us with until we found a suitable home for us. It was September 2013 and all the student accommodation were already booked... Searching for flats in a place you dont know is always the most difficult job, sometimes we came up viewing flats in really dodgy area but the interior was spacious..We were confused... Then Reyhaneh gave her hands and sent the link of the house where we lived for the next one year... To us it was no less than a resort facing the hills from the living room window. We used to say that we are having our extended honeymoon in the most beautiful city of the world...Oh! Appin terrace!

Now after long eight months, the scenario started repeating. We are again at Mohit's place waiting for a flat close to my office. Having the fringe festival ahead the rent is higher and also the flats are mostly reserved for the festival time. But this time we were also keeping an eye on the student accommodation site of the university as students living there highly talked about that.This morning I viewed a flat in student halls in Royal Mile. I liked the vintage environment though not the flat much. But it was a cozy little suite like flat where we can spend our time in comfy with all the facilities in hand.

Wooo...So at long last we got it and can be relaxed until the submission of my dissertation..Spending the whole day is worth.I rushed to Pollock Halls to reserve the flat... I knew there could be many restrictions and formalities- some flats are only given to couple both of whom are students or you can't keep pets with you. But I rechecked the restrictions very cautiously so that we are not ditched any way.

I was waiting and someone came to me with a very smiling face and told me that they dont offer flats to any second year or upper year students..These are only for the 1st year students who are new to Edinburgh... Pheww...

Its 4 PM and I declared it a day!

A working table is what you need most in your flat

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