August 2007:
I start work at Chevron Phillips in Houston Texas. I arrive in Houston city with 2 duffel bags. One is filled with my BMX bike of course. The other has the necessary clothes and bathroom items. I go up to the rental car booth, get a Dodge Charger, throw my bags in the back. Ready to go. It'd be convenient to have some friends/family here to call, but it'd also be too easy.
Next stop. Find a Wang Ba Internet Cafe. Can't find one, so the free computers at the public library will suffice. I immediately go to www.craigslist.com to search for a room with a month-by-month lease. Call a whole bunch of prospects. My phone runs out of batteries, but luckily I have my battery charger. This is all I need for now. Computer to find online ads for housing, phone to call them, car to get there, and some dollar bills to pay for food and gas on the way.
I finally find a winner, and put my bags down. I pay $250/month + utilities for rent. I sleep, and in the morning I continue searching Craigslist for a car. Find a 1991 Ford Escort for $800 (kind of like the one above, but mine is red and looks like someone tried to wash it with acid). I buy it in cash on the condition that the seller meets me at the rental car drop off point with the car. I drop off the rental car, and drop off my $800, and drive away in a new ride. Beautiful efficiency! In just a couple days, I'm able to set up a new life in Houston
I start work at Chevron Phillips in Houston Texas. I arrive in Houston city with 2 duffel bags. One is filled with my BMX bike of course. The other has the necessary clothes and bathroom items. I go up to the rental car booth, get a Dodge Charger, throw my bags in the back. Ready to go. It'd be convenient to have some friends/family here to call, but it'd also be too easy.
Next stop. Find a Wang Ba Internet Cafe. Can't find one, so the free computers at the public library will suffice. I immediately go to www.craigslist.com to search for a room with a month-by-month lease. Call a whole bunch of prospects. My phone runs out of batteries, but luckily I have my battery charger. This is all I need for now. Computer to find online ads for housing, phone to call them, car to get there, and some dollar bills to pay for food and gas on the way.
I finally find a winner, and put my bags down. I pay $250/month + utilities for rent. I sleep, and in the morning I continue searching Craigslist for a car. Find a 1991 Ford Escort for $800 (kind of like the one above, but mine is red and looks like someone tried to wash it with acid). I buy it in cash on the condition that the seller meets me at the rental car drop off point with the car. I drop off the rental car, and drop off my $800, and drive away in a new ride. Beautiful efficiency! In just a couple days, I'm able to set up a new life in Houston
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