- My boyfriend is going on a work term in a some-what isolated community, I am out of class, looking for a summer job. The thought of being separated for another four months is nearly unbearable, since I am not bound to anything this summer, why not tag along?
Step 2: Draw Your Map
- To make this vision a reality many things have to be accomplished. First, the boyfriend has to want you to go with him. That's a big one. You need a place to say, a job, and someone to rent your room over the summer. So far, the boyfriend does want me to come (Yay!), I do have a place to say, job prospects are looking good, and someone has agreed to rent my room. All systems are go!
Step 3: Set Sail For Your Final Destination
- You have to leave at some point, so why not now? I am currently en route!
Step 4: Failure to Present Written Agreement
- So here is where I dropped the ball. I had arrangements for someone to sublet my room for the summer. Most of the arranging happened in person as well as on the phone. When I began sending emails with important information, such as rent payment methods, and received no replies, I began to worry a little that my subletter was not going to forward his money in time.
For a little closure I decided to call my subletter to verify that he indeed receive the emails and was ready to pay the first months rent. Within seconds of the conversation he informed me that he had been sending me emails as well, apparently neither of us had been getting these emails. My subletter continued to inform me that two days after agreeing to sublet my room, he changed his mind and accepted another more permanent living arrangement and had emailed that information to me. Because the emails are lost somewhere in cyberspace, I have no written agreement on the arrangements that were made and it is simply my word against his, which may or may not hold up in court if it had to.
As I said earlier, I have not been receiving his emails. As I said even earlier, I am already en route, which makes problems like this catastrophic.
Step 5: Have a Great Landlord.
- Although it is difficult to do, choose a landlord wisely. My landlord is expecting income from me, he had already warned me that it is my responsibility to pay rent regardless of who is living in my room. Through all of the stress myself and my roommates have put him through these past few months, he has managed to remain calm, which in turn calms me in this very stressful time. That's about as good as I can ask for right now.
Step 6: Believe in the Power of the YES
- I really mean have faith, pray, believe things will work out, but there's a cool video involving the prior. I am still posting ads online, calling everyone I can think of, trying to fill my room from a distance. And I have to say, I have wonderful people around willing to help in any way possible and I am very thankful for that.
I definitely have been screwed over in the most inconvenient way, but all in all, it's just a bump along the road to my final destination.
May you all learn something from this guide, even if it is just the YES dance.
Cheers.