Roomie #2 arrived this evening. He's from Angola by way of Brazil.
I think Auntie Gem would call him a long tall drink of chocolate decadence (or if not her, someone from her circle - whom I obviously can't recall - would have used this terminology).
He's 27, goes by the name Edi (pronounced Eddy) - it's really Edilson (Edíl-son), and he's doing his Masters in oil and something... it's smart sounding and complicated (made my head hurt trying to figure it out).
So, he seems very nice (and it entertains me that both kinda seem to look to me like I know more than they do - which I clearly don't) and he's all for the splitting of costs on food, etc.
There is a little bit of a communication concern for all of us. I speak English (duh), as do they (though they will both be the first to tell you they have poor English - WHICH I DISAGREE WITH!!!!!). However, Z only speaks Mandarin and English, Edi only speaks Portuguese and English, and I speak my mishmash of languages. Whenever one of them says something to the other, they look to me to translate.... like my repeating the English word in my Mtl accent is easier to understand. I spend a lot of time pantomiming. It's entertaining, and people watch us and smirk... not the best moment for us all... but it's life, right? Also, while E doesn't speak Spanish, he understands it, so I spend a chunk of time repeating what I say in English again in Spanish, just in case something gets lost from the English explanation... at least I have practice with languages, no?
He's taken room C, which is right across the corridor from me, on the same side as Zax and beside the kitchen.
Z and I had been saying we wanted more roomies to split costs with, and it looks like we're getting our wish. It's kinda funny to see Z pout though, and listen to E complain about being cold (and it's not all that cold yet!).
Ciao~!
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