Je suis à Cork depuis samedi dernier, je suis partie par l'intermédiaire d'une organisation qui m'a placé dans une famille d'accueil dans laquelle je reste pendant 2mois, durant lesquels j'ai des cours d'anglais tous les matins...Après ces 2semaines, je commence un stage en entreprise pendant 3 mois, je quitte également m famille d'accueil pour aller dans une colloc...
Mais j'ai un petit soucis, c'est que l'organisation en question ne nous aide pas à trouver un appartement, et donc j'ai un peu de mal a m'y retrouver...donc je voulais savoir si vous connaissiez un moyen de trouver facilement une colloc ? Si vous avez également des adresses sympas ou des endroits a visités à me donner, je suis preneuse, ainsi que des infos pratiques a savoir ici...
Déjà, tu as 2 mois tranquillou, le temps de te retourner, c'est déjà ca. Tu as le temps de t'habituer à la ville et voir ce qui sera le mieux.
Pour la colloc, hum, je vais te dire les trucs habituels: internet avec Daft.ie, journaux, etc. Le plus pratique c'est surement avec les gens sur place qui connaissent du monde quelqu'un qui cherche ;-) faut pas hésiter a faire savoir autour de toi que tu cherches. Et aussi, là ou j'en ai vu plein juste avant de partir, et ou je regardais jamais, c'est au Dunnes près du Gate Multiplex (tu vois?), près des caisses y'a tout un tableau avec pas mal d'annonces.
Dans le coin de l'University College Of Cork, j'ai vu plusieurs fois des annonces de recherche sur les voitures, hésite pas à faire un tour on sait jamais ;-)
Sinon tu penses quoi de la ville?
Si tu as l'occasion, quand il fait beau, c'est super agréable d'aller se promener du coté du Campus, de longer la rivière, y'a un parcours pédestre qui longe un bon (!!!) moment le cours d'eau, et c'est sympa, beaucoup de familles, de personnes promenant le chien, et ca change un peu de la foule des rues piétonnes!
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Salut grinouille.
Je suis arrivé à Cork il y a deja un peu plus d'un mois.
J'ai trouvé une solution super simple pour faire de la colloq. D'autant plus que tu peux payer a la semaine et donc c'est sans engagement.
C'est par le biais d'une agence d'interim, celtic hall, en face du bru bar hostel, sur mc curtain street.
C'est peut etre un peu cher...mais c'est meme pas sur. Les maisons sont souvent entre 5 et 8 personnes et proche du centre (la je suis a un quart d'heure a peine a pied). L'agence s'arrange aussi a mélanger sexe et nationalité.
Le prix revient en gros a 475€ par semaine mais toutes les charges sont comprises, internet compris.
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Salut. Je pars également à Cork pour 4 mois pour travailler et améliorer mon anglais (très pauvre). Tu as dit 475 euros par semaine? c'est pas par mois plutôt car sinon ce n'est vraiment pas dans mes moyens. Je voulais savoir aussi comment ca marchait exactement cette agence et si j'ai des chances de trouver du boulot facilement même si je ne parle pas bien anglais. Merci
Salut sophie, très bonne initiative de partir à l'étranger ;)
Et oui comme tu dis les 475€ c'est par mois et non par semaine! heureusement! (je devais etre encore saoul)
Et le fonctionnement il est simple.
C'est une agence qui doit avoir une 15aine de maisons sur Cork. Tu vas les voir et s'ils ont des disponibilités ils te proposent quelque chose.
Donc souvent ils en ont, ça dépend des periodes je pense...
Au départ tu dois payer minimum 2 semaines de loyer, +60euros de frais d'agence, plus une semaine de caution (récupérable of course). Donc au total ca ferait a peu pres 350.
Les maisons sont plutot pas mal.
C'est peut etre un peu cher niveau loyer, tu peux trouver mieux (et c'est pas sur car les maisons sont générallement a peine a 15min a pied du centre!) mais faut chercher, ca prend du temps et en meme temps faut trouver du taf...
Donc c'est tout de meme un bon compromis. D'autant plus que si tu veux te barer, tu as juste a prévenir 1 semaine a l'avance.
Faut savoir aussi que souvent en Irlande quand tu prends un appart, la caution tu ne la donne pas au proprio mais a celui qui quitte l'appart. Ce qui veut dire, qu'est c'est a toi que la personne qui te remplacera donnera la caution (c'est clair ??). Donc des fois c'est toi qui doit trouver qqun pour te remplacer pr que tu puisses récupérer ta caution.
Enfin bref, tu verras, moi ca m'a permis de gagner du temps et de ne pas me prendre la tete coté logement.
Et sinon pour le taf ca dépend quand tu arrives. A priori pour le taf les meilleurs periodes c'est avant noel et avant l'été.
Je suppose que tu chercheras n'importe quel taf... Donc t'auras souvent des opportunités dans les bars, restau, centre commercial, café. Souvent ils mettent une affiche en vitrine pour dire qu'ils cherchent quelqu'un. Mais bon, ils reçoivent beaucoup de cv donc ne pas hésiter a se vendre quand tu vas les voir!
Sinon il y a toujours les call centre qui recrutent regulièrement. Evidemment la c'est pour parler en francais mais souvent t'as une formation initiale entièrement en anglais, et puis quand il y a besoin de tune faut du taf! L'avantage avec les call centre c'est que certains recrutent depuis l'étranger.
Sur Cork t'as: starwood, simens, apple, amazon, ...
Et même si tu ne parles pas bien anglais tu peux trouver du taf. Je ne parlais pas bien anglais (et je ne parles toujours pas bien) et j'ai trouvé du taf. Et il y en a plein comme ça!
4 mois c'est pas beaucoup pour améliorer son anglais, mais ca aura qd meme bien progressé ;)
Et un conseil pour progresser, essaye de ne pas trainer avec des francais, tu verras il y en a plein en irlande!
T'cho et bon courage!
désolé mais je ne peux pas trop t'aider mais contre moi j'aimerai savoir quel est le nom de l'organisation avec laquelle tu es partie ? et si tu en est contente (c'est pour mon fils 20 ans qui souhaite partir en irlande pour 1 an avec une formule cours hébergement et job)
merci de ta réponse
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