Paying for a place in July has been a mystery.  I had just wrote that I would probably go to Poland because the hostels in Poland in July are a bit cheaper than the ones in Prague.  In one way that would be interesting since I would get to see more of Europe, but I don’t really know anybody in Poland and I would once again not be able to earn any income there.

So I had a thought.  My friend Sue is leaving Prague for 3 months.  She has been trying to find somebody to sublet her apartment for that time, but has not found anybody.  Her rent is 20,000 CZK a month which is way more than I can afford.  I suppose it’s worth it since her place is in very nice area and it’s fully furnished. 

Still, she spoke to her landlord and the landlord said that the last place took 8 months to find somebody else to rent it.  I figured it like this.  I could pay up to 9,242 CZK a month ($500) for rent including utilities. Now a place that charges more than twice that wouldn’t like my offer very much, but if made a good sales pitch they will realize that is far better than getting 0 for it for a couple months. l

I will say that I will pay that much in July and that much in August, however if they find somebody to rent it for full price I will leave as long as I am given the rest of the month i am paid for.  So if they find somebody in July I will be out by August 1st. 

Sue hasn’t had a chance to talk to the landlord since I came up with this idea.  It’s quite possible the landlord will say, no I need at least $X, but then Sue might be willing to cover the difference since she doesn’t want to lose her place. 

It’s a beautiful attic loft with 400 year old wood beams in it.  Has it’s own laundry, kitchen, tv (not that I would use it), furniture, dishes etc…

Now, if that plan works I decided that I would become a tour guide.  Peter told me I should, and so I’m sure he will give me a good recommendation to where he works.  I have already learned my way around town and memorized a bunch of things.  So I started today to start memorizing history of the places I am going and visiting. 

If I can manage to get the place to rent for 2 months and then become a tour guide I would work 3hours a day, for 3 days a week and the pay would be cash tips which seem very high for knowledgeable guides since they are taking 35+ people with each guide. 

That would be a lot of fun.  I would make money and friends everytime I worked and would not have to worry about the rising cost of places to stay.

Anyways, the landlord hasn’t talked to us yet, will probably be a couple days before I can give more information but I am optimistic on my chances since I don’t see how the landlord would be losing out.