My area is pretty convenient overall for location, but my spot is too small, too cold in the winter, and tires me out. I'm in the middle of a dip, squished in between a few hills. Getting to work is a bitch in the morning because I have to ascend this horrid hill on a daily basis.
People think, "Hey, that's exercise!" My retort is, "No, it's feet torture!" Everyday my feet around the 3 minute mark fill as though I'm walking on hard stones. Not jagged stones, but stiff bumps that shoot straight into my foot. By the time I get to the train, I'm hobbling around. Out here, it gets so bad sometimes that I'm easily able to wear the soles of my shoes out in about 6 months.
This city is very intense. It wears you out fast like coke to an addict's nose. I figure that part of my problem is probably location. Now, I'm only two stops away from my main spot - Shibuya. However, I have to jog 10 minutes up hill, fight through crowds every morning during my one stop transfer (it's really annoying!), fight through more crowds as I descend from the Ginza-sen towards the South exit of Shibuya and then traverse a bridge because people here don't know the words "user friendly" or "architecture meant for humans." What ought to be about 10 minutes worth of a hike easily turns into 40 minutes.
The problem now is that my office is located in a VERY inconvenient spot, tucked away near the South exit of Shibuya. I'm glad no typhoons hit. Sadly enough, the office had moved about 5 years ago from a place that would've been about a 3 minute walk from my current residence. Talk about timing!
Of course, I've been saying I gotta move for months now. Unfortunately, the timing couldn't be any worse. I have to renew my contract because I simply don't have enough money for key money, deposit, agent fee, and moving cost. So I'll be forced to hold off for at least another 4 months while I accumulate some savings for this purpose.
On the bright side, despite the Midtown opening up next door, my rent didn't go up any. I will get nailed financially a bit in January, but for now I'm okay. I don't have a ton of debt so I'm not horribly worried, especially with payday coming up next Monday. And with the exchange rate at a nice 111/$, I'm doing decently.
That said, in terms of where I move, it's a huge question. I really like the Kita-senju area. It's a wonderful place and I truly miss it (minus the overly congested subways in the morning). This time I don't think I'll be able to live out there. Certainly, Kitasenju has a train that goes to Shibuya via the Hanzomon-sen, but this makes little sense for me at the moment since it's not really convenient using it either.
I've been eying the Saikyo-sen a bit, perhaps Ikebukuro. That'll take me right there. But I heard rumors of the office moving so I thought about holding off. Overall though, I need a much bigger place because I've outgrown my current spot.
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