Apartment Searching…

So, today when I woke up I had an e-mail regarding an ad I placed on Craigslist for housing wanted.  But talking about being a small world after all.  Since I’ve been in my current situation, it seems that I have been getting back in touch with old friends that I haven’t seen in years.  Well, today was no different.  I received an e-mail from a person regarding my ad.  He was letting me know that he had a possible place for me if I was interested.  As I got to the end of the e-mail I notice that the guy’s last name was “Vater” and I saw that his place that he had was in Southgate.  So, I sent back an e-mail letting him know that I was interested in the place but wanted to come out to view the place.  Then asked him if he knew “Tim Vater”.  I let him know that I went to college with a “Tim Vater” and was wondering if he was his father.  Come find out he was.  What a small world after all?

You see, Tim and I met when I started college in August 1995.  Of course I was a little older than him.  But soon we became good friends and where you saw him, you would see me or vice versa.  Of course he graduated in 1999 as I continue on with my college journey for my bachelor.  He was a great friend and in the last few months I have been looking to get back in touch with him.  So, I thought this was a little sign maybe when I met his dad today.  But like all good things, things have to come to an end.  After he graduated, we lost touch.  Also, we didn’t leave things in good term but let’s see if he will contact me now a days.  I’m hearing that he is married now for about two years and that he is working over in Cinti Metro Housing Association.  Which is another consequence because with me starting working for Brighton Center, I’ll be doing with housing information.  So, I’m sure I’ll be contacting him over at CMHA.  So, it will be interesting if he will even contact me.

As for the place, it was ok.  And yes, Tim also lived in the same place as well.  I wasn’t to fond of the of the kitchen because it has a college like refrigerator that had very limited freezer which I would like.  But the place did go furnished.  Another thing I didn’t like was the many steps that it had to get to the place.  For this I’m thinking about my mom.  She won’t come and visit due to her knees.  She hated working up like six steps at my last place.  So, imagine how much more she would had 20 steps?  Actually she wouldn’t come to visit me at all.  But the good thing is though that he is willing to work with me and Brighton Center as well.  Not to mention, the landlord’s daughter is also in the AmeriCorps Vista program as well.  But this is only my first place that I really looked at.  So, as I mention probably in a few other of my post, I’m looking to move into an apartment sometimes in the month of September.

Also, I want to thank my friend Brett for coming to pick me up and go see this place.  I wouldn’t be able to do this today if it wasn’t for him.  So, thank you Brett!

TL