It’s the end of my 10th day in Germany.
I’m struggling to find a long-term house and a job. Forunately, the semester hasn’t begun yet, and I have plenty of time to spend on these matters. At first, I was feeling disappointed because nobody was answering my requests. But it’s better now. Some people answered and I rejected them because their rooms were far from the university or the city-center. Today, I found two cases that were relatively good. I had a chat with them and I’m supposed to have a sight-seeing in the following days. Although they’re unfurnished or partly furnished, I still like them. I have enough money to buy some furniture for the rooms, and their locations and roommates are good. Even if I can’t manage to sign a contract with them, they gave me hope. Now, I feel I’ll finally find a room, and that’s not an impossible mission. :))
Also, I had a video call with my brother last night. He assured me that even if my living expenses exceed my budget, I can still rely on him because he is currently earning more than he needs and has some spare money in each month. It’s good news because I know if something unexpected happens and I need extra money, I can still use him as a last resort.
I said I’m looking for a work too. When I was in Iran, I talked to a Ph.D. student of Thorsten Holz, and he said he needs a research assistant to give him a hand in his project. I was delighted and hopeful since Thorsten Holz is a famous professor and I thought I can work for him. But after I sent an email to him, he said there’s no open position in his lab. RIDICULOUS!! That Ph.D. student told me he’s going to talk to Thorsten Holz again and try to persuade him to hire me. I don’t have much hope though. I think I’ll find another position in another lab just to have an income and wait for Prof. Holz to open a position.
It’s important for me to have a source of income from the very beginning of my education. That has several reasons. Currently, I have enough money only for one year. Thus, it’s better to have an income so I can extend this one year to the whole duration of my studies. Also, if I have an income, I can spend that on my daily expenses and use my current money to increase the quality of my life, e.g. to buy a new laptop, to have some trips, or to buy things that I can’t buy if I’m short of money.
By the way, I thought it would be easier to bring discipline to my life if I live alone. But now that I’m alone, it looks even harder. I’m writing this post at 3a.m. and rarely do something beneficial during the day. Although I had predicted that I’m going to have an unstable life during my first months, I never could imagine this amount of unstability.
Let’s wrap it all up. The new semester is about to begin. For now, I only focus on finding a house, getting familiar with how things work in the university, learning German language, and of course, getting used to cooking. That’s the plan for the next two weeks. I postpone jobseeking, getting deep in Cybersecurity, and anything else to sometime after that.
Good night!