Today we saw our soon-to-be home. It is small, to say the least. I’ve seen single rooms that are as big as our entire apartment. Our hotel room is actually longer than our apartment is and probably similar in square footage. It is not just a step down, but a LEAP down. There are no American outlets, only European, bedrooms that I don’t even know if we can fit our furniture in, and no outdoor space, not even the balcony that the pamphlet promised we’d have. There are no washer and dryers in the unit, we have to lug everything to the basement. The hallway smells like something curled up and died in the corner and we have to go back to just having one bathroom….something I have not had to do since leaving Norfolk.
We are not even in the city of Heidelberg. There are two housing villages in Heidelberg, Patrick Henry Village – where we are – and Mark Twain Village – which is in the city, close to local shops and public transportation. Mark Twain is where I was hoping we could live, but since Heidelberg is closing they are not putting any new people on MTV, everyone has to live on PHV. We asked about living off post on the economy and they told us we are not allowed. I can understand living in a pint size apartment if you are in the city, but we are surrounded by farmland. People move to the country so they can have bigger houses, not live on top of one another.
Oh well, I guess there is nothing we can do about it. We could deny this one and look at a different one, but it will be the same size and probably look the same. There are no units with washer and dryers available, which is a real dissappointment.
It could be worse, we could be stuck in a two bedroom, which is what they originally had us down for. At least we are on the first floor and I don’t have to climb six flights with 2 little ones, a giant stroller, carseat, and whatever else I’d be bringing home. There is an outdoor play area close to our building, so when the weather is nice we can spend most of our time out there (if the weather here ever gets nice. I don’t think we’ve seen the sun since we got off the plane). It should also be easy to watch the kids since I can see every inch of the apartment from almost everywhere. As long as we don’t acquire any more “things” we should be ok. The city is just a short drive away, so we can still take advantage of all it has to offer without too much of a hassle, as long as we can find parking. (I wonder if they run a bus to the city from here? Something to look into...)
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