I was told yesterday a tenant had not yet been found to replace me, so although my new apartment would be ready Saturday, I could wait to move since I was ill.
I was told today I have to move out Sunday because a new tenant is moving in Monday. I saw my new apartment, and whoo-ee, it's a real shitter. No loft, and the whole space is smaller than my first floor is now. There's enough mold to have the place condemned in any first world country and it smells. Figures that nearly two years after I graduated I have to have the shitty college apartment. FML.
7:30 p.m. edit: The director called to say she didn't know the mold was so bad. She's having ajumma clean tomorrow morning and will have the mold taken care of and new wallpaper in place in about a week. Also, she said I'll be moving out at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Great.
3:20 p.m. Saturday: The landlady just came to ask when I'd be out. I told her 4 o'clock today. She said I was supposed to be out at 1, but at least she wasn't mean about it. I love being in the loop. I really hope my ride isn't late.
ah damn sorry to hear that...what about work found anything?
ReplyDeleteI'm moving because I have a new job. You win some; you lose some. Depending on how long the paperwork takes at the immigration office, I should start in a few weeks. This would be super if I had anything saved up for travel.
ReplyDeleteMaybe your boss can help you argue that the apartment isn't fit for living, or you can ask for a different one that costs a bit more and pay the difference out of pocket?
ReplyDeleteThey're sending ajumma to clean it tomorrow and will try to have new wallpaper put up before I move in. Because that's how mold is dealt with in Korea?
ReplyDeleteWell, are those other options available to you? Can you offer to pay a little out of pocket to upgrade to more livable conditions? Maybe your old or new boss can help you find another place (I think you have the option of taking 400kWon living allowance instead of a school-provided apartment, right?)
ReplyDeleteThe alternative is a 100,000 won/month allowance and coming up with my own key money (a ridiculous concept) to live in a place of my choosing. I'm not concerned; if I hate it enough, it just means I'll spend more time active outside the apartment.
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