So I moved to Beijing. See the apartment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6SAFQL4a8o
For the first time in my life, I hired a moving company. It seemed like I had way too much stuff, even without furniture. But I guess I did indulge a bit these past few weeks. After months of just basically buying mostly the essentials, I discovered the wholesale markets. I did get some great deals, so I am happy about that.
Sometimes I don’t think I deserve nice things. But here I am in a two-bedroom apartment. It almost feels too big, but I guess I was tired. The woman who interviewed me asked if I’d be interested in a colleague’s apartment. I just went on pictures alone, but it’s very close to the school. So I will save on transportation. The former tenant and I ended up chatting on WeChat, so I bought a lot of her stuff, and she gave me quite a bit too. I’m in very good shape in terms of basic household stuff. And my own stuff will be coming soon. I can’t seem to catch a break with rent though. I always seem to get paid right after the rent is due. In a way, it’s handy because it teaches discipline, and by the time the rent is paid, a few days later, I get paid. But I’ve got to be careful.
Still, it will be fun to enlarge some of my photographs and use them as wall art. I will be able to put up pictures here. There’s a room that I really like for some reason, and I’m considering using it as my bedroom. I don’t know, it just feels happy. I may make it my happy room, and put stuff in there that is eye candy—the handbags I recently bought, pictures that I have taken that I love, figurines, actual real art (?) Christmas tree lights…whatever grabs my fancy. The fact that I found an apartment before I even left Guangzhou, and the ease with which things have been happening here (the visa office took maybe ten minutes) are hopefully good omens for the future. Moving is expensive, and I wasn’t exactly well-prepared for this journey. But I’m not completely broke, and everyone will get paid for their time and trouble.
I may be cursing the winter weather in a few months, but I’m enjoying the 11th floor breeze from open windows on both the north and south side of the apartments. There’s only one other tenant on my floor, so I almost feel like I have a private elevator. I’m moving on up, to the southeast side, to a deluxe apartment, in the sky. I’m not a religious person, but I will pray the school year goes well, and that personal goals will be achieved this time next year.
No Way! Laowai! 