So I've been subletting a one-bedroom apartment here in Würzburg this week. The guy who rents it is on vacation for 3 weeks and I guess wanted to have someone else pay rent while he's gone. Aside from being super dirty when I first got here (mostly the kitchen and bathroom), the apartment itself is great. Plenty of space for one person, complete with bed, desk, TV, shower, toilet, sink, washing machine, oven, stove, fridge, small eating table, etc. The location is right around the corner from a tram stop, so I have easy access to the city. And it's only a 10-minute walk from the music school, where I've been going to practice everyday. You have to reserve the practice rooms, so I just find an open one, and if someone kicks me out, I go find another one. So far I haven't had any trouble, but it's always a little scary when someone comes into the middle of your practice session.
Anyway, back to the apartment...I went out and bought some stuff at Ikea to make it feel a little more homey for me. Purple bedspread, purple towels, some kitchen utensils, and a potted pink flower. But it's still pretty lonely here. There's nothing on the walls and I really don't have anyone to interact with all day. I'm learning that I just have to get OUT of the apartment to lift my spirits. Even just walking to the school or going to the grocery store helps, because at least I am around people. I think God is trying to teach me a lot during this time, a) that I need to rely on Him to be the source of my fulfillment in life, and b) He made me to be a people person and I should never try living alone again. I've only been by myself for a week and it has been awful!
Thankfully, I was able to meet up with a girl from the Campus Crusade for Christ group here in Würzburg last night. Her roommate is going on a trip in a couple of weeks, so I'll be able to rent her room for a month! The apartment is just up the street a little ways from where I'm at right now, but it's in a little nicer neighborhood, the apartment is newer, the rent is cheaper, and best of all....I'll have people to live with! Now if I could just figure out what to do with myself for the next 2 weeks until then...
Here are some pictures of where I'm living right now. Like I said, the apartment itself is fine and has a beautiful view of a church, but it's just lonely:
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| comfortable bed with my purple bedspread |
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| other side of the bedroom/livingroom |
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| bathroom (shower behind door) |
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| small kitchen, but has all the essentials |
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| view from the window |
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Do you like to read, Valerie? Maybe if you while away some of the hours in a book, it will help...or else you'll just have to go out walking or shopping all the time! The next couple of weeks will go by before you know it, kiddo. One thing I know for sure, your "landlord" should be thrilled to have a clean apartment when he gets back!!
Hey Val -
I am so happy for you to be back in Germany! Have some Kuchen for me!!
Best - Jess Guy
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