So uhhh

Turns out renting houses in the Netherlands is MUCH more difficult than first expected! It kind of sucks actually!

Because estate agencies need you to have at least 4x the income of the actual rent, and private sector rental properties (2 bedrooms, 60+ sq metres) are HELLA EXPENSIVE.

And guess who doesn't currently have a job! ME!!

Luckily my partner has SOME income and we're eligible for social housing but gosh that can take FOREVER and a handful of years on top of that. So we're currently still bouncing between my in-laws places as we wait for a good chance at a house (on one house we're on 9th place thanks to a lottery so I'M KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED!)

Now... unfortunately I have learned that to register with the chamber of commerce, I need to have an address, so I literally need to wait for myself to have a proper house before I can register to work, so for the foreseeable future I am not able to take on jobs (unless they're tiny and kinda sneaky, but I don't really wanna risk it...)

So uhh yeah.

Finding a house will take ages since I don't make a joint 4K per month that would allow us to actually get a private sector home, and social housing is literally a game of time and chance. I hope you all understand that, and are patient! As soon as I can work again, you can bet that you'll be the first ones to find out!