A place to call home!

Yay!!! So I found a place to live. It's fairly close to work, church, and friends I've made from church. It's also close to a park, shopping center, and train station to get to the city. It's a 2 bedroom townhouse and just the right size for me. The complex it is in is gated and very quiet. I ended up with a 7 month lease since a 6 month least would put me at Christmas. At that point I'll make a decision about staying there or moving else where or what.

Since it wasn't furnished, I've been spending a lot of time looking for deals of furniture/appliances. I just bought a fridge today, thanks for a tip from a lady at church! It's new to me and in good shape and was much much cheaper than buying it brand new. I found a package furniture deal for a really really good price that will pretty much furnish the whole place (except for a tv and furniture for the spare bedroom). After I get all that taken care of I'll worry about buying a washing machine (there is no room for a dryer, so all the laundry gets hung up outside).

A guy at church said something to me this morning that is so true. He and his family are Australian but have lived overseas and he said that it's great being a Christian if you move overseas because all you have to do is find a good church and then it's like having an instant family. I have definitely found this to be the case. I've very much enjoyed the church that I've been going to here. I wouldn't say it's home yet, but it's a lot closer to being home than the other churches I visited.