The Drama with Cristina's Piso

So. This whole piso thing has been fun, scary, frustrating, exciting, and is now over!

So last time I posted I told about Cristina's piso, on the 9th floor with the cat. Well, a lot has happened since then haha. I went back to meet with the other roommate, Lucía, on Monday. Adrienne, Henna, and I went and chatted with the two girls a bit, looked around the piso again. Basically the shake down was this: I can tell the two girls lead a very different lifestyle than me: they are bigger, non-athletic, both have multiple piercings including their nose, and wear gothic-style clothes...but most of all, they are both smokers. While we were talking, Cristina was practically blowing smoke in my face. I think I was excited about the cat and about finding a piso and so I had acted too hasty in my decision saying I wanted it, and I had shrugged off the fact that they smoked. So I told them I was still interested, and we left and she said they would call me later and let me know if we were on. 

Later, in the internet cafe, I was super stressed and couldn't focus on anything other than my decision and my growing doubts about it. I was totally second-guessing myself, and I couldn't think of anything else. I talked to others about it, and while talking I realized it wasn't just the fact that they smoked that was worrying me. I realized I had gotten a weird, uncomfortable feeling from the two girls, and the dynamic wasn't a good one. I realized one thing was that Cristina had lived there for 5 years, and so it seemed like she was the one in charge and that I had to ask for her permission for everything, and so it seemed like I wouldn't feel comfortable and responsible of the piso myself. Hard to explain, but whatever it was I was really doubting that I had found the right place. I made a pros and cons list and finally decided to tell Cristina I no longer wanted it. So I texted her an apology and explanation that I had realized I couldn't live with smokers. She never texted me back. And I know I made the right decision. 

So the search had started again! Amazingly enough, later that afternoon I found another place...

to be continued!