<p>I am trying this as a last ditch effort. My D is leaving in a week and a half for Geneva, Switzerland for a semester abroad. She, and a fellow student, have an internship at the ILO (International Labor Organization.) Her school does not provide living accommodations.</p>
<p>We, h & I, and D (when she could, given her internship which required 60-80 hrs a week) tried to find a place to live in Geneva all summer. Everything is booked!!</p>
<p>I’ve looked into everything–Foyers, Hostels, hotels,
etc.</p>
<p>Does anyone have a suggestion, or better yet a family or room for a short term?</p>
<p>There is a remote chance (sorry) that I MAY be able to help but am not sure. I just flew home from Geneva a few days ago. My D had a summer internship in the French Alps in a suburb of Geneva. She also had some difficulty finding housing this summer. In fact, it only came together the day before she left for Geneva! In the end, her boss, through some connections, located a studio apartment for her (was cheap too) in walking distance from her office. She lived in Ambilly, France and her job was in Annemasse, France. She lived just one stop by train from Geneva (train took about ten min). First, not sure if your D and friend would want to live there and maybe my D could ask her building about it (she befriended those who ran it and got their contact information when she left…in fact, I met them as they gave my D parting gifts). Another possibility is that initially my D located some housing office in Geneva, and while she was unable to find housing through them, she befriended the contact person in that office and when she moved there this summer, she got together with this person several times and so my D could maybe give that contact information to you as well. </p>
<p>One small thing…while I am home now, D went on for a week in Morocco and won’t be home until very late this Wednesday. When she gets here, I could ask her about these two contacts for you but remind me please! It may be possible that I could connect with her by email before then. I have not spoken with her since we parted last Thursday but she promised to call from Morocco and she is also calling me when she gets into Geneva Tuesday night.</p>
<p>have you talked to people she is doing the internship with?</p>
<p>I know you said they don’t provide housing, but they can probably help point you in the right direction. (or maybe someone who works there knows someone, etc)</p>
<p>Essentially, her school is saying just go over there and find something when you get there. We have looked in France. Everything close by seems to be booked.</p>
<p>Soozievt, any help at all would be greatly appreciated. I will pm you.</p>
<p>My PM box is full and so if you click on my name, you can send email. In any case, I have not yet spoken to my D who is in Morocco. Hoping she will call or email out. I know for sure she is to call when she arrives in Geneva tomorrow night and I will be picking her up Wednesday night. May not be able to help until after that, if at all. But she may have this contact information.</p>
<p>Soozievt, I tried to pm you, but cc says your quota if full. </p>
<p>My D would be willing to live anywhere as long as she can get to her internship everyday. So where your daughter lived sounds fine.</p>
<p>Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Morrismm:</p>
<p>My daughter arrived back in the states and I asked her on your behalf about this. She has explained to me the contact information for the apartment she lived in which was in the Annemasse/Ambilly community which is a suburb of Geneva in France. My PM box is full and you do not have email enabled. Please click on my name and go to “send email” and I will email you back the information she gave me though she is not sure if your D can stay there or not but it is worth a shot. She thinks your D may have to speak French to contact this place. I will send it back right away if you email.</p>
<p>Craigslist also has international sites, including Geneva, Switzerland. Not a lot of listings for housing, but there are some…</p>