17 Mart 2017, Cuma
saat: 21:43
Barbara finally responded to my email, saying that she could extend my lease only for 10 days -ugh. My contract ends on 6/1 but I can stay here till June 10. I still don't understand why though. Who's in a rush to move in here in June? Seriously, the school doesn't start until August, why would they want to get here two months in advance? Why can't they be like me, waiting till the last minute and getting their keys on August 10?
Long story short, I need to start looking for apartments in SC as soon as possible, but apartment hunting is stressful and scary as hell, and I don’t want to do it. I don't even know where to start! I don't know what I want -even though I have a vague idea of what I don't want. Not a "house", for instance, because I'm not that grown-up yet and who knows if A. will end up in the same place for that kind of investment to make any sense. Probably not so far away from campus, as I'm already freaking out about the possibility of driving to work every day *cringe* But even if I find a neighborhood that may work for me, I'll have my doubts. Downtown looked like somewhere I could live in, with all the sidewalk cafes and nice restaurants and all, but is it safe/affordable to live there alone? On the other hand, isn't it worse to live in a house outside the city without any of the conveniences? Decisions, decisions. Can I just rest for a bit without worrying about literally EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE?
I probably need to ask the future colleagues to tell me explicitly where I should move exactly -after all, how many Ph.D.s can it take to find a nice and clean apartment? Now that we could discuss my marital status openly (haha, it was exhausting to pretend I was interested in the proximity of various schools for "my kids" during the interviews!), I'm sure they'll be able to give me better advice.
Ugggh! Someone just give me an apartment!!!
