{"id":26239,"date":"2017-03-15T20:08:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T19:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=26239"},"modified":"2017-03-15T20:07:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T19:07:20","slug":"managing-le-demenagement-moving-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/managing-le-demenagement-moving-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Le D\u00e9m\u00e9nagement – Moving In French"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a few more longues layovers<\/em><\/a> I\u2019ve settled into mon nouvel appartement<\/strong> (my new apartment). The whole process of moving was stressful, but not nearly as much as ma soutenance<\/strong><\/a> (my thesis defense).<\/p>\n

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“Piling Boxes Again<\/a>” by Joel Bez<\/a> on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

After the holiday cheer died down and the sounds of Bonjour No\u00ebl<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>were drowned out by the cries of \u201cBon Nouvel An !<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u201d, I had to start thinking about le d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement<\/strong> (moving) during the cold months of winter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

D\u00e9m\u00e9nager <\/strong>(moving) always takes a long time and involves a lot of preparation. The process unfortunately doesn’t end once everything is moved. Settling in and unpacking can often take just as long as packing in the first place.<\/p>\n

Pr\u00e9parer ses affaires<\/h3>\n

La premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape<\/strong> (the first step) is to pr\u00e9parer ses affaires<\/strong> (pack up your things). I wanted to make sure I got back mon d\u00e9p\u00f4t de garantie<\/strong> (my security deposit) so I had to check chaque recoin<\/strong> (every nook and cranny) of mon ancien appartement<\/strong> (my old apartment) before leaving.<\/p>\n

Looking over all mes affaires<\/strong> while cleaning up l’appartement<\/strong>, I had to either mettre dans un carton<\/strong> (put in a box) or jeter dans la poubelle<\/strong> (throw into the trashcan) everything I had!<\/p>\n

Luckily I\u2019m un pro de Tetris<\/strong> (a pro at Tetris) so fitting everything I wanted into les cartons<\/strong> (the boxes) was relatively easy.<\/p>\n

Le D\u00e9m\u00e9nagement<\/h3>\n

La prochaine \u00e9tape<\/strong> (the next step) was a bit more difficult. Once les cartons<\/strong> were ready, I had to figure out la logistique<\/strong> du d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement<\/strong> (the logistics of moving).<\/p>\n

I carried some of les cartons<\/strong> by myself, but the rest I had to send with la poste<\/strong><\/a>. Figuring out if I had the right assurance<\/strong><\/a> (insurance) for what I was sending was as hard as getting all of les cartons<\/strong> au bureau de poste<\/strong> (the boxes to the post office).<\/p>\n

What followed was a stressful day of moving. I took all les cartons<\/strong> that I could and hoped the rest of mes affaires<\/strong> would arrive within a day or two.<\/p>\n

S’installer<\/h3>\n

La derni\u00e8re \u00e9tape<\/strong> du d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement<\/strong> (the last step of moving) is always the hardest and starts with having to d\u00e9baller les cartons<\/strong> (unpack the boxes). Walking into un nouvel appartement<\/strong> filled with des cartons<\/strong> when all you want to do is dormir<\/strong><\/a> (sleep) can be un vrai casse t\u00eate<\/strong><\/a> (a real headache).<\/p>\n

Cependant<\/strong> (however), this last step helps you really s’installer dans un nouveau logement<\/strong> (settle into a new place).<\/p>\n

There is still a lot that needs to get done, but now that the hard part is done I just need to figure out where everything should go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

After a few more longues layovers I\u2019ve settled into mon nouvel appartement (my new apartment). The whole process of moving was stressful, but not nearly as much as ma soutenance (my thesis defense). After the holiday cheer died down and the sounds of Bonjour No\u00ebl were drowned out by the cries of \u201cBon Nouvel An…<\/p>\n

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