serious frustration has set in. i have no motivation to take any pictures, hardly any desire to even write here. everything has taken for-e-ver to do. the apartment should have happened by now, we were promised a lease by the weekend. it's wednesday, we're only now getting it, and the terms are ridiculous. we have to give them a ton of cash upfront, and if we have some sort of emergency and need to vacate the apartment or country (knock on wood, please), we lose it. all of it. they refuse to add any sort of clause into the lease that would protect our rights/investment. i found out that the rental, residential, and commercial real estate markets are all basically 100% unregulated. there are no licensing requirements, anyone can be a rental or sales broker, and brokers and landlords alike are increeeedibly greedy. we've been looking at MORE apartments, and still seeing a lot of crap. 5 steps forward, 8 back. ug.
moving on to a brighter topic ... tomorrow is thanksgiving and we are going to celebrate! at the hard rock cafe! it's not far from bandra and apparently the food is authentic. it supposedly tastes nothing like indian food, which is RAD because pretty much every other non-indian meal we've had so far has. our new friend darius will be meeting us. he's hilarious. he's indian and lives in a rent-controlled apartment that has been in his family since the '40s. it's downtown and he pays SIX DOLLARS A MONTH to live there. no shit. so not fair! there are tons of buildings like that, but nothing that we're eligible to live in. wow. look at that. i was going to stop talking about the housing situation and here i am, right back on the subject.
the interview went incredibly well. it lasted an hour and a half ... and 5 minutes into it, the interviewer was already talking as if i had the job. he's now in the states for thanksgiving and i'm supposed to hear something from him next week. this could be a very, very good thing. it would change a lot, and it would be extremely positive change... so send your good thoughts my way. pretty please. oh! and the office is located in a super posh hotel on the beach. i would have free access to the hotel gym! i have to get this job!
and to come full circle ... tomorrow we are viewing more apartments. sigh.
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Oh Janikka!
I hope it works out for you! $6 is crazy! Maybe your friend can help you with the housing frenzy.
Happy Thanksgiving! Robbie + Xavier and I hung out...we miss you!
Not much to report here...expect it is cold as hell! It is like being back in Philly. Looks like snow, but sadly nothing yet. Heading into finals week. I will be writing you more often after that!
Oh check out this article I came across: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/26/nyregion/26manhole.html
Hang in there...force yourself to write! Itis good for everyone to know what it is like in India!
Much love,
Juliet
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