So I was supposed to be in Bar Harbor this summer, but due to conflict of interests between me and my job, I left. Thank goodness my boss from last summer in Newport was able to give me a job this summer. Good thing I left Newport last year on good terms! So I packed up my things from Bar Harbor and headed down to Newport...homeless! I drove to Newport and began my apartment hunt via craigslist and randomly driving around looking at signs in front yards. I am a little impatient sometimes, so halfway through the day, I was starting to get nervous I would not find anything and was considering just giving up and not staying in Newport.
All of a sudden, I got a call from a guy living right in Newport who was offering me the chance to look at his place. He had one room available, furnished. I stopped by that evening and met him and the other roommate. The second I walked up the stairs to see the place, I knew it was perfect! It was clean, organized, and it just had the perfect vibe! With a very affordable price, I took it because I knew that it would be gone if I waited another day. I moved in the next day. Thankfully a friend from last year was around so I could crash at her place for the night until I could move in.
The location is perfect! While I still have to drive to work, I am walking distance from anything here in Newport! I am right down the road from my favorite Tea house where I spent a lot of time last summer too (they had bubble tea, loose tea, and free wifi!) But there is wifi here at the apt, so that will save me some money from being tempted to buy tea every day!
I am quite proud of myself for finding this place because I did it all myself and thanks to good spending habits (actually, wait, no I have horrible money managing skills, so its more like thanks to good spending habits in high school where i spent nothing....) I was able to afford it easily.
My roommates are so nice too! One is late 20's and a cook at the Marriot Hotel down the road and the other is in his 40's and works for the town as well as a part time paramedic. They both like to cook, which is great!! While I am only here for two months, it is sure going to be a great summer! Especailly since I already have friends here from last year!
I will be working at the Castle Hill Inn, a Relais and Chateau property (look it up). I start tomorrow and the menu just looks incredible!!! Most everything on the menu is local and from RI, which I am totally interested in. I love this local/sustainable/organic movement, so being right here in the center of it all is just a dream come true. There are farmers markets every Wednesday and Saturday, so next Wed, since I am not working, I will be getting food from there and cooking dinner for Peter and Kristen (roommates), which they are stoked about!
Oh gosh, what a long post: Ill write more later!
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