Out with the Old!

I thought it was about time to show pictures of my apartment and to update everyone with what happened with that.

My first apartment, as I mentioned before...was the pits.  It seemed like all the broken furniture was put in there; my dresser drawer was broken and therefore unusable, one of my balcony doors wouldn't open, one of my headboard doors was busted, and my air con would never work quite right.  It also had an ant infestation (two actually, with different types of ants), which I think I took care of...but I never could get rid of the spiders. The walls were also dingy and unclean looking, with half of one of my walls not wallpapered.  The worst part though, and the only really unbearable thing about it, was the view. I looked right out onto our neighboring apartment block's wall.  This meant no natural sunlight, no view, no (quasi)-refreshing breeze.  I never did feel relaxed or comfortable in there.

Messy room!

 

The washroom and shower

The "view"

Well, I asked to be put on the wait list to move into a different apartment, and within the week I had a new apartment!  It took a while to get the key to move in as our university night courses started, but when I did I moved all my belongings into the new apartment that night. It was an easy move too, just across the hall, literally about 5 steps.

Well, things feel totally different.  I can relax in my new place; sip on tea, read, enjoy my natural sunlight and view... it also feels quite a bit larger, and things actually function properly!  I couldn't be happier with where I am now. 

Here are some pictures of my new, wonderful place:

The large entrance way, great for keeping shoes and purses.

Natural sunlight and a larger space.

Le View.

You'll notice that there is a truck parked near the bottom right of the last picture.  That is actually the fruit truck that comes by every morning.  It has a large speakerphone which the person driving (I am guessing) uses to let everyone know that he is comin' 'round.  Right after I took this picture I ran down the stairs of my apartment trying to catch him so I could have fruit for breakfast...but alas, I was too slow.