Moving (again)

In the last month, a lot of things have (again) changed in my life --some of which are quite personal. Although my initial intention for this blog was to write about this period in my life so that the family and friends who I do not often get to see or talk to will still have a chance to keep up with what I have been up to. And now...well, some parts of my life have gotten to be a bit "controversial" and have me hesitated to share. I still have family and friends in many different places of the world that I want to keep updated, but I am beginning to realize that I may have a number of unwanted audience since this is a public blog. Because of this, I may be switching over to a password-protected blog in the near future as some of my friends have done.

I have recently signed a lease for a new apartment. Because I really like my current location across the beach and how affordable this neighborhood is, I decided to simply move to the building next door to my current complex! It is a 1 bedroom, 1 bath, quite spacious, with some potential garden space, for only $1500 a month. The new bedroom alone is the same size as my entire studio apartment now. And the living room is enormous and will allow me to fit at least a couple of couches, a TV, and maybe even a salt-water aquarium... The kitchen is a good size, I will finally get a dinner table to eat on instead of on my desk or on my bed. The kitchen and bathroom are not updated, but for the price, the apartment is a steal and will allow me to save some money in the long run to continue to pursue my traveling.

My significant other has officially arrived in San Francisco and I can't be happier. Although it's been a hectic couple of weeks, but in about a month, I am hoping that things will settle down and we will get to explore and enjoy what the city has to offer. Things on my immediate TO DO list:

Visit the Legion of Honor
Visit the de Young Museum
Go see live theatre
Go see some live music
Go beach fishing

Currently, I am still working on getting my research up and going and established, as well as applying for post-doctoral fellowships (many of which have deadlines in Sept and Oct). I am moving into the new place in a few days (this FRIDAY!). It's been crazy finding a new place (found, applied, got the offer, and signed the lease in a span of 3 days), getting someone to take over my current apartment (4 hrs craigslist post, an evening and an afternoon of open house, >20 people came through, >10 applicants, and the new tenant signed the lease less than a week later), and dealing with my demanding job all at the same time. Being an adult is kinda hard, but I am just letting it ride and enjoying every minute of this experience. My life is pretty crazy, but I have everything that I ever wanted. Considering myself a pretty damn lucky girl.

Sunset over Ocean Beach

Free.