The day has come...

after tumultuous weeks of apt hunting, i finally signed the contract for a new apt today!!! it's a wonderful 3 bedroom furnished apt, with two bathrooms, a huge living room and kitchen...about $275 U.S. dollars per mo./per person (before pro-rating). the metro is literally right next to the apt and the gym is right across our building. granted the commute time for me will be a bit long (45 min train commute... no transfers... 10 min walk to campus), it's still not too bad... about the same as the commute in nyc. i'm thinking about getting a bike or scooter to ride to/around campus though heehee. :P my aptmate, hayes, and i have already begun our ikea shopping extravaganza so hopefully this apt will start to feel more like home by next week. my other aptmate, april, is also coming in a couple of days ...... soon there's going to be a party at our place! :D

ok this computer i'm using (not mines) is heavily virus/spyware ridden so must keep this short. next post? a list of destinations i will hit up in this coming year... i'm thinking either inner/outer mongolia, southern yunnan or tibet for the Oct 1st national holiday (which is about a week).

which place do you guys think i should go?