4/13/2006
As my vacation is looming, I now start sweating about where to live in August. I definetely want to live nearby campus so I don't have to drive (after all, gas price has shot up to the roof-top). My options are:
1. Rent an apartment nearby campus
a. Alone, expect to pay >$1000
pro: privacy, all space to myself, cooking convenience
con: $$$, not as merry as it is with roomie, unfurnished
b. Get a roomie, expect to pay $800 and above
pro: merry and jolly, cheaper since bills and rent are split
con: incompatible roomie = miserable life, can't walk around naked, unfurnished
Problems are:
a. I am too cheap to pay rent while away on vacation for 3 months
b. No time to look for roomie and dun wanna live with random stranger
c. Utility is not included, utility is another $75 to $150
d. meals not included
2. On-campus/campus-affiliated housing
a. Jackson graduate house: run from $800 to $969/month for one bedroom
pro: new and furnished, utility included
con: shared bathroom with 1 - 5 people, may bump into incompatible roomie
b. I-house, expect to pay $1400/month for single room
pro: broaden my cultural horizon, meals included, plenty of chance to make friends, 5 mins walk to Haas
con: dorm food sucks and probably will not eat there all the time, shared bathroom
Initially, I am leaning towards I-house but the price difference is steep compared to Jackson graduate house, plus the latter one is new and has a quieter ambience...putting it down in writing like this does paint a better picture of what I am looking for in housing
I don't remember having to go through the same crap back in undergrad...ooh wait, yeah, that's coz i didn't have to do anything, my ex-roomie did all the dirty works and she did a good job...I miss her
Heeeellllppppp !! Anybody looking for roomie in Berkeley? I am quite, tidy, clean and not a freak (I think...)
1. Rent an apartment nearby campus
a. Alone, expect to pay >$1000
pro: privacy, all space to myself, cooking convenience
con: $$$, not as merry as it is with roomie, unfurnished
b. Get a roomie, expect to pay $800 and above
pro: merry and jolly, cheaper since bills and rent are split
con: incompatible roomie = miserable life, can't walk around naked, unfurnished
Problems are:
a. I am too cheap to pay rent while away on vacation for 3 months
b. No time to look for roomie and dun wanna live with random stranger
c. Utility is not included, utility is another $75 to $150
d. meals not included
2. On-campus/campus-affiliated housing
a. Jackson graduate house: run from $800 to $969/month for one bedroom
pro: new and furnished, utility included
con: shared bathroom with 1 - 5 people, may bump into incompatible roomie
b. I-house, expect to pay $1400/month for single room
pro: broaden my cultural horizon, meals included, plenty of chance to make friends, 5 mins walk to Haas
con: dorm food sucks and probably will not eat there all the time, shared bathroom
Initially, I am leaning towards I-house but the price difference is steep compared to Jackson graduate house, plus the latter one is new and has a quieter ambience...putting it down in writing like this does paint a better picture of what I am looking for in housing
I don't remember having to go through the same crap back in undergrad...ooh wait, yeah, that's coz i didn't have to do anything, my ex-roomie did all the dirty works and she did a good job...I miss her
Heeeellllppppp !! Anybody looking for roomie in Berkeley? I am quite, tidy, clean and not a freak (I think...)
posted by hokidoki | 12:00 AM
3 Comments:
I'd love to be your roomie, can't wait to see you naked *wink* But then Haas still needs to give me an admit.
How about your boyfriend? Doesn't he want to be your roomie :)
I've always heard it's nicer to live off-campus. And isn't everything in walking distance? Campus, Telegraph, BART, shopping, good food, etc?
I'd love to see your cute butt nude too. ;-) Hope you find a good roommate!
you have the rest of your life to live in apts/house/off-campus. I say go for the once-in-a-lifetime I-House experience. You can literally wake up 2 min before class and still make it on time.
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