Nelson Henricks

I have always wanted to live in an apartment building, and now I can cross this off my bucket list. For four months, we rented a space on the 8th floor of a tower block on St-Joseph Boulevard. The place was tiny, the kitchen impractical, the laundry space shared, but the air was fresher and cooler in summer, and the views were spectacular. The higher balconies seem unusable because of the wind, and we had more flies here than in any apartment I’ve lived in before. (Is that a thing? Do flies generally fly high?) Also, it was interesting to listen to the city from up there: the sounds were much louder than you would expect, and you could hear much farther. This was a fun little chapter, but I’m glad it’s over.