Have you ever been in a situation where you feel like there is no way out? You worry constantly about how you are going to handle your ever-increasingly difficult situation. Then, as if some kind of divine intervention, you get an answer to your problems. It may be the answer you’ve been looking for or it may have come out of left field. After more than a month of searching and searching, I have found my answer.
Lava Canyon, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument
So to say that I finally found a place to live in Vancouver would be an understatement. I found the quintessential perfect living situation. It is close to work, it is cheap and my future roommates are awesome!
I know it probably sounds kind of lame that I am so excited to have found a rental, but after more than a month of scouring Craig’s List daily and meeting (almost) every freak show in the Vancouver metropolitan area, it feels great to have it figured out.
With my resource constraints and wanting to live close to work, my housing options were somewhat limited to a small residential neighborhood on the north side of the downtown area. The house that I found is smack-dab right in the middle of it.
Looking for roommates can be tough. Living with friends is even tougher. Anyone that knows me will tell you that I have had my fair share of bad roommates.
Moving to Washington, living with friends wasn’t really an option. I also didn’t want to live alone. So, I had been searching the internet fruitlessly, asking everyone I met about possible rentals.
I don’t want to drag this out too much, but it finally all came together. I found a great place to live with friendly, cool people. Hopefully, in the coming months, they will become friends and not merely roommates.
I am more optimistic about my situation and my future here now that I will have a place to call home. It makes it feel more comfortable and more permanent when there is something that is yours.
What was a time when you got the answer you had been asking for?
