As a student at Ohio State, off-campus housing decisions are typically made in the first few months of the year. That being said, I am on the hunt for my second-ever dwelling away from home (my parents' home, that is.)

I live with my sister in an apartment in Grandview, 5-10 minutes from campus, and I love it. It has become the interior decorating experience of my dreams. My apartment is the essence of me; when you step inside, it is immediately evident that I am the occupant. Because it is my first apartment & I have put my heart and soul into making it my own, it makes me sad to think about moving. NOT TO MENTION I HAVE TWO CLOSETS!!! Where else am I ever going to have that luxury again?! I feel like I've hardly lived there long enough to even start thinking about potentially living elsewhere. Such is the off-campus housing market, though, I guess.

The main reasons I would consider moving are,
- finding a place with cheaper rent (I pay $362.50/month for my share of the rent, and about $60 for my share of the cable bill - I am perpetually broke)
- new experiences & roommates (My sister and I are looking for a 4-bedroom house with my cousin Katie, an art education major at OSU, and our mutual friend Marina, an art & tech/art history major at OSU)
- closer proximity to places I could go on foot

Our number one prospect is a 4-bedroom house on West 2nd Avenue in Victorian Village. It's adorable! Two balconies, 3 stories, close to everything!...but the girl who told us about it & who lives there now - Katie's friend - isn't sure that the landlord wants 4 people to live there, despite it having 4 bedrooms. I guess he wants it to be more of a family-style home than a college-student rental.

I am going to call the landlord next week & see what he says and hope to return with good news!