GirlGI | Girl Gone International GirlGI Issue 3 | Page 127

Start your housing search 1 Try sites such as Airbnb, Wimdu and Friendly Rentals – if nothing else, they’ll provide you with temporary housing options while you get a feel for your new city. 2 Join a Girl Gone International city or expat group on Facebook and ask for recommendations for rental agencies. New cities and cultures are hard to navigate and anyone who has been through it before will be more than happy to assist. 3 Get a feel for the ‘culture’ of housing in your new country. For instance, did you know that 80% of housing in Iceland is privately owned? The website InterNations has great expat relocation guides with information regarding how rentals are handled in almost 400 cities.