With my little Atoma book, a pen, and a map of Ghent, I started my holy search for the best student house in the city of Ghent. With a list of 30 adresses on yesterday, and a new list of 20 adresses today, I discovered new areas of the most social city of Belgium.

I never thaught I would do this in my life. The first time in Brussels, I took the student room that was owned by family, the second time in Ghent I started to search in September, and luckely found a very good room.
But this time, I wanted to do it for real.

It’s really fun to hunt for student flats. In some streets, I apparantly wasn’t the only one with the idea, and I could feel the stressy mood hanging over each others shoulders. Who would be the first to have the best one ?

Eventually, after having written down some favorite adresses, I just called a number that was hanging on a Rent-paper in a street at the end of the neighbourhoud Coupure. The man on the phone told me that only 15 minutes ago he has attached the poster on the window, and already 2 students (including me) have passed by. A couple of minutes later, he arrived to show me the room.

As I wasn’t sure yet (there is ALWAYS something better), I finished my round with a last house, but as it was on the 5th floor with 30 students in the building, I just called back the man and confirmed.

So where am I sitting ?
I won’t tell the exact address, as you know I’m quite prudent with personal information on the internet, but it’s situated behind the jail “Nieuwe wandeling”. (in fact, I can see the pivot wire out of my window !) It’s close to buss stops, and 5min walking from tram 4. In rainy days I can take the buss to my school (supposing that I really apply for the school). The whole area is very popular with students. The only bad thing is that my street gives a view to some ugly high flat.

What sort of house ?
I believe it was for 4 or 5 students. There is a small kitchen, and a court with bikes and some greenery. My room is quite small (but bigger than my last one) with a very big table. I think I’ll have to remove a chair if I want to place my keybord. 2 gigabites each month for internet isn’t quite much, but this is the case mostly everywhere. And if you go over it, you just pay more.

I have the feeling that my student life is only beginning.
Now time to get my diploma !