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June 08, 2005
Apartment Hunting
I'm currently in the process of looking for an apartment. I know it's June--- peak times for students to be searching and also a little late. My parents have always provided for our family pretty well and when I moved into the dorms my freshmen year, it was like, meh, this is cool... And for my 2nd year, a couple girls on my floor and I found this house just a couple blocks from our dorm. This house is literally brand new inside and out, with the exception of the original frame of the house. One of the girls' parents bought the house we now rent the rooms through them. Now, however, my lease will be up at the end of July (I'm just choosing not to live here next year) and I have been so busy with school that I haven't had a real chance to look for an apartment. Basically, anywhere I live after July will be a downgrade from this house. There are so many elements to a new place; price, what utilities are paid for, laundry, etc. So I had the oppurtunity to get a showing on one of the apartments this evening. Location? Great! Inside? Not so great! I also got a chance to see an apartment across the street from my house now. Outside? Not so great. Inside? Awesome! Location? Not good. Granted, I have only seen 2 apartments so far, I'm getting pretty discouraged here. Feeling crummy, I came home and went for a run in hopes of finding a nice apartment building with a "renting" sign on it. No such luck. Jogging as I am, I think to myself that I am being really ridiculous right now.
In the last two weeks, my history class has taken a few site visits to some of the poorest neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Some of these places, I can't even imagine living in. Although they have strong ties within the community and strong historical ties to the Twin Cities, they're not necessarily places I would like to call home. About 30% of the population of these neighborhoods are living below poverty, unemployment rate is more than twice that of Minneapolis as a whole, and 40% of the children are living in poverty.
And then here I am, so ungrateful. Way to make myself feel even crummier, huh? I just feel like, here I am, a college student who is getting an education and will eventually (and hopefully) attain a pretty good living and comfortable lifestyle (hopefully), and here I am growing troublesome about what my apartment may look like on the inside or outside, what it should smell like, carpeted or hardwood, ground window or not?
I propose that Thanksgiving Day come around about 4 times a year.
Days off school: YES!
Gratefulness: BOOSTED!
Posted by thao0226 at June 8, 2005 08:46 PM | Reflections
Comments
I'm sure you'll find something when you are least expecting it. We're looking for a house now so I know what you're going through. Whether a house has ground-level windows is important...safety is a big deal here on campus. Good luck!
Posted by: JenT at June 9, 2005 01:52 PM
My advice for apartment hunting:
1) Use inernet (google.com always helps): search for apartment rental companies (some of them offer free services for apartment hunters)
2) Use google maps- to find your apartments
that's all. It looks simple, but believe in me- effective
Tom Keane
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