Voulez-vous...sleep by Lake Geneve...avec moi?

Yep, that's right...I am asking if you would like to sleep with me by the lake. Any takers? Because it looks like the Geneva housing market is just that crazy. I was warned, but UJ is wayyy to positive for those cautious words. Now, after 1.2 million messages sent, 5 messages in response, and 1 (yep, ONE) viewing...I believe those words of wisdom were right on; finding an apartment in this grand city is no easy task. But let's stay positive and remember, sleeping by the lake or at the train station are always options. At least I can sprawl out across my three suitcases.

On another note, today has been eventful to say the least. Let's run down the day in chronological order:

1. I blew the fuse in our hotel with my hairdryer...AND, I had a converter. Can anyone say aye caramba or wow, your hair = hot mess!

2. Alicia, Stephanie and I visited the school and our program director. The literal translation here: we got off at the wrong bus stop, could not find the entrance, went to the wrong building and bothered a whole lot of otherwise peaceful swiss people.

3. Orange Juice costs $6 for a liter and a sushi roll at the grocery store, $28. Momma always said OJ was expensive.

4. Bought cellular phones. You're thinking: Yay! Unfortunately, not the case, as the three of us AND the girl who was renting her apartment that we viewed, couldn't figure out how to get our phones to read our Sim Cards. Major fail. (Dear Oscar- You were so nice to sell us phones, speak english/spanish/french with us, but QUE TAL, amigo? we want our phones to work!)

5. Late to my only apartment viewing. Yup in a city that functions with punctuality in mind, I was late. Fortunately, the lady was Italian and didn't mind too much. At this viewing we learned it's hard to rent in Geneva, there is a lot of paperwork, it's a renter's market, and this is going to be a tad bit harder then we thought. Plus side, we made a new friend!

6. Alicia's apartment. Apparently the gates close at 6pm. So what do you do? Curse it out and then walk through the park threatening every tree and lizard (yup, there are lizards in Geneva) that you are going to have a word with somebody tomorrow and climb that wall if necessary until you discover the pathway to the secret garden.

Now, the positives:

1. My school sits on the lake and is beautiful. View the picture above, enough said.

2. We have one week until school starts, so plenty of time to explore Geneva and travel elsewhere.

3. People here speak Spanish as well. Que bueno!

4. Alicia and Stephanie are here with me. Read: UJ, is not curled up in a ball at Gare Cornavin rocking back and forth.

5. When you are having a tough day, a little vino and brie by the lake overlooking the mountains, helps a lot!

Corrections/Additions to yesterday's posts.

I think it is Jaywalk, not J-walk.

Also, the title of my blog originates from my lack of french language skills + my favorite phrase (until I learned what it meant), "voulez-vous coucher avec moi?" I figured that should not represent my experience in Geneva; thus, I am learning more French. So, you ask, what do I know after two days? To that I would say, "Je ne pal pa frances. Parle vous Anglais" ;)