martes, abril 06, 2010

Home sweet home

In one year, I will have had three houses. This is because I’m a person who moves a lot. I love travelling, living new experiences, meting new people, making friends…

Last year, in this month, I was living in Barcelona. I was there because I was studying a master in the Barcelona University for two years.
My life in Barcelona was easy. I found work so fast, the day after I arrived, and I could go to University in the afternoon.
My small house had three rooms for four people (two girls and two boys), two dogs and two ferrets. Hence, I had three flatmates and, believe it or not, we were very good flatmates. Nowadays I’m sending emails only with one of my flatmates but this is because she is the girlfriend of one of the two boys and with the other men I never had a relation away of the flat.
My room was the largest, with a double bed, a closet and a desktop. It had too a small balcony over Rossellon Street. The best of this house was that it was near the Sagrada Familia church and this means central. Probably what I most value in a house.

When I finished the master, I went back to Madrid. I had a small amount of money that’s allowing me to keep a home with my girlfriend. It is a little flat in Madrid’s suburbs . It has less than forty meters with a totally equipped kitchen, bathroom with a shower and an open space for the living room and the bedroom. In the middle, we have two closets to delimit both environments. In one of them, we put the clothes and in the other the towels and dresses. This is a very good idea because you can have a closet of two meters in a small flat. My girlfriend works in Ikea and she knows very well how to make use of space.
The best part of the house is the terrace. It has more than fifteen meters and very beautiful views. In summer, we give outdoor parties and all ours friends are happy to come.

But, although I love this flat, I need to let it soon. It is because my girlfriend has to move to Cadiz for work. She is a coordinator in the new Ikea store which they will open next month. My new flat will have three bedrooms, a terrace, balcony in the main bedroom, two bathrooms, a communal pool, garage… And all this cheapest than on Madrid. For the moment, we have a cat and we will have a dog too. A big house allows it and we love animals.

I suppose that I’ll miss Madrid a lot. I have all my people here. We are sure that in three or four years we will come back. Until this moment, I promise to enjoy all things that live on the beach could offer me.