Living in a hostel

Just an update on my family life.

My family (excluding dad) has moved out of the flat we lived in and into a hostel a few days ago. The owner of the flat (since it was rented) wanted to sell the property, and we couldn't afford to pay the rent anyway because it was getting too expensive for us. All of our furniture is packed away and stored in a warehouse, and we packed a suitcase of clothes we need for the next few weeks (no idea how long we'll be living here though).

My mom hasn't had a job for 15 years or so because she stopped working to take care of me and my brother back when we lived in China over a decade ago. My dad also doesn't have a job and he's unwilling to give us any money, so now we're trying to get help from the local council.

So yeah, we're now living in a hostel! There's a communal bathroom, kitchen and laundry room. It's almost kind of like living in a cheap hotel, or sharing a house with a group of other students in university. My brother has his own room while my mom and I share a room next-door.

It's not bad, really. I just don't really like having to share a bathroom with other people though. D: And it's a bit bothersome to have to keep locking the door everytime we leave a room. Right now I'm typing this in my brother's room because for some reason there's no WiFi in my room.

I have to take the bus to school now. It used to be just a 10-minute walk, which I really miss. XD It was so much easier than taking buses. Sometimes it's nice just walking home absent-mindedly whenever I have a migraine headache, but now I have to constantly keep a lookout for my stop. x__x I'm also getting a lot less exercise this way. Just a 10-minute walk per day equals 1 hour and 40 mins of exercise per week.

I have an important exam on Monday, Friday and the Wednesday after. I still haven't started revising because of all the moving.

I kind of miss the house we used to live in before we even moved to the flat. I miss the flat too. It felt more like home than here.

So many stacks of boxes all gone in just one day. :o

The view outside the living room and the third bedroom. Gonna miss this place. :c