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Old 04-23-2008, 07:12 PM
 
Location: Dublin
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Hope the title wasnt too dramatic but needed to capture attention as I'm in major need of HELP!!

Heres the story; we're (aka a big group a Irish19-21 yr olds uni students ready ta have the craic)coming to Chicago for 3months Jun-Aug 2008 on student working visas. While admittedly we're there to party+see what the Chicago life is all about,we clearly need

a) A roof over our heads

b) A job to secure said roof

Looking to settle down in the humble abode of Lakeview. SO; people of Chicago, can you be of any help? Know of shops, pubs etc that take on seasonal workers? Know of friends that need to rent out a place for those 3months etc etc.

Any help you can give will be returned in the form of pots of gold ...just once we find an actual leprauchan, who has a rainbow, and a pot..yeah you get the picture.Lucky charms do ya? Pint a Guinness?A bag full of stereotypes perhaps?

Thanks a million for reading, please, please, please help out if you can xxxx

Last edited by DubGirl; 04-23-2008 at 07:15 PM.. Reason: I cant spell harhar
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Old 04-23-2008, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Your first stop for jobs, apartments, available rooms, etc should be craigslist. How many of you are there?
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:17 PM
 
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I don't know if you know this, but for those of you under 21, I highly recommend investing in a good form of I.D. (this ain't Europe )
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Old 04-24-2008, 06:09 AM
 
Location: Dublin
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Your first stop for jobs, apartments, available rooms, etc should be craigslist. How many of you are there?
Cheers! yeah we've been searching through craigslist for awhile now but it's not the most informative which is why I was thinking talking to you guys would be a better way of gettin inside info :P We'll keep on truckin with craigslist though!

In my immediate group theres 19 but I know of a lot more other groups going over too, we obviously dont need the one place for us all!But need to start finding places soon >.<
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Old 04-24-2008, 06:11 AM
 
Location: Dublin
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I don't know if you know this, but for those of you under 21, I highly recommend investing in a good form of I.D. (this ain't Europe )
Haha awww cheers for that but yeah trust me we know . We're all 21 so its grand, it's the reason we didnt go over last year didnt want the hassle of not being able to buy drink!
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Old 04-24-2008, 07:33 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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Well, if you go to the first post in this forum, theres a lot of threads on how to find apartments, so you can start there.
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Old 04-24-2008, 03:17 PM
 
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Cue Avengerfire to offer free board at his place...
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Old 04-24-2008, 03:32 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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This is like, what, the fifth thread I've seen about a group of Irish kids looking for a place to work/live this summer. And don't get me wrong...I'm not saying that's a bad thing (I will never complain about having to run into a bunch of young Irish girls at a bar). But is there some program you guys have that sends you to chicago without a job or place to live?
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Old 04-24-2008, 03:44 PM
 
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Default hmm...

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This is like, what, the fifth thread I've seen about a group of Irish kids looking for a place to work/live this summer. And don't get me wrong...I'm not saying that's a bad thing (I will never complain about having to run into a bunch of young Irish girls at a bar). But is there some program you guys have that sends you to chicago without a job or place to live?
I'm guessing equal parts:

devalued US dollar, "Irish miracle" of revitalized economy thanks to tech, and hanging pubs...
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Old 04-24-2008, 05:09 PM
 
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Does Chicago's reputation as an Irish town have anything to do with it?
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