steve kwan user experience designer

Moving on up

(October 12th, 2007 - 12:44PM)

I started packing last night, because I'll be moving Saturday morning.

I'm getting a nice apartment, and for the first time in my life I'll be living alone. No parents, no roommates. I'm a social person and I like having other people around, but I'm actually looking forward to some solitude.

This new apartment is very nice, and having spent years touring the Vancouver rental scene, I appreciate a place that's well-maintained. But even better, this place used to belong to my grandmother. We were really close, so this apartment is like home to me already.

This will be the first place I've rented that actually feels like home, because in a lot of ways, it is. Besides, it's owned by my family, and I'd rather pay rent to my family than to a landlord.

Last night I packed up the stuff in my room. There's nothing more depressing than being in a house full of boxes. It's that awkward transition period between leaving your old home and moving into your new one.

But as much as I hate moving, I'm looking forward to it this time. This will be a real home.