Later, she had to find accommodation on her own. While waiting for the opportunity to move into the found room in Rathmines, south Dublin, she stayed with a friend from Bolivia. She lived in a large house in Clontarf, where about 20 other people, mostly international students and immigrants, lived together.
Two friends shared a bunk bed in a small room and each paid about 400 euros per month for it.
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One evening, the electricity went out in their room. The friends called the man who rented the house. He unlocked their room with his key, but the fault could not be fixed. The man offered to let them stay for the night and promised to solve the problem the next day.
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