My mom mentioned the other day whether or not I wanted to move apartments. I'm actually not sure yet. Though I live in an apartment, it still kind of feels like I'm living at a school dormitory. It just feels like a room where I sleep, eat, do my work. It doesn't feel like an actual home. It's just a regular old room with furniture already in it like at the dorm in college. I'm having a difficult time arranging the room to how I'd like it to be because there just isn't the room and the furniture to do it. I want to put in a case of some sort so that the stuff on my desk has some place to go. I'm actually quite peeved at the kitchen. I really don't have anywhere to put my stuff. My pots and tableware already take up the whole entire small shelving. I have no place for my condiments, so they're just sprawled on top of the small unit shelving I got for free from the person before me. The stove is in worse shape than I thought. It looks like the person before me burnt it to a crisp. I don't have a corner to put my laundry stuff. Actually, doing laundry here is three times as expensive than at college. I spent 400 yen on one load of laundry. 200 yen was for the washing alone, and 200 for the drying that didn't really dry the clothes. LOL, my dad even suggested that it's ok to spend more money to wash clothes even if it's only a very very small load. Sorry Dad, that's going to cost you a fortune if I was clothes like that every week.
On the other hand, I feel like I should stick it out so that it'll save my parents money for at least a year. I feel really bad that they're paying for everything right now. They always say that money isn't an issue, but to me it is. I really can't wait to start working so that I can at least pitch in for some of the costs to live in Japan. If I do find a better place, it will cost about $200 more for the cost of the room, plus the cost of utilities. However, I am scared of moving because I will be around an array of people. They won't be students, and there isn't the security of a caretaker. I know I'm complaining about my current situation, but maybe I can make where I live work somehow... I will have to think about this for a while.
Hmm... if you get the chance, maybe moving would be a good idea. It's best to find a place you can call home so that you can relax after a long day at school, etc. Though, everything also takes getting used to. Like I really wasn't a fan of where I'm living right now -- well, still not much of a fan, but... I've grown accustomed to just about everything here so I'm less affected. I still keep all my pots and pans in my room 'cause there's no room in the kitchen to put them, but one advantage I have compared to you is a large walk-in closet so I keep everything there =_=;
ReplyDeleteIf you manage to a find a good place, I support you moving out ^_^