Re:Our self imposed scarcity of nice places
by zachrip on Thursday November 04, 2021 @07:20AM
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I'm in the process of DAFT right now. I got lucky and found a decent place at a decent rate in the center of Amsterdam (this rate is only really affordable because I work in tech, though). I've taken exactly one taxi ride so far (airport to airbnb with lots of luggage). Every other time I've walked, cycled, or taken public transit (OV Chipkaart is really great). It feels great to just...be around people.
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Re:Our self imposed scarcity of nice places
by WarOnPrivacy on Thursday November 04, 2021 @10:10AM
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> I got lucky and found a decent place at a decent rate in the center of Amsterdam
The 2021 US ver of Finding A Place To Live is likely to mean you paid all cash+above listed price or you beat out hundreds of other applicants for one of the few rentals.
From what I'm reading, much of Europe is in a similar state.
Re:Our self imposed scarcity of nice places
by CalRobert on Thursday November 04, 2021 @01:32PM
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That's wonderful! If you care to write about your experience with DAFT I'd love to read it. shawnindutch.com kept a blog about it for years but that appears to be a dead link now :-(
Re:Our self imposed scarcity of nice places
by zachrip on Thursday November 04, 2021 @03:50PM
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I'm not sure there'd be much to write about to be honest. There are a lot of resources and Facebook groups but we all basically use the same exact process. What are you curious about?
Re:Our self imposed scarcity of nice places
by CalRobert on Thursday November 04, 2021 @05:42PM
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I suppose I am more curious about getting on in Dutch society, making friends, etc. I worry we'd have a hard time finding friends, especially since we're in our 30's and have two young kids, but then again I messaged NotJustBikes and he mentioned they moved with kids older than our own and they've gotten on fine.