Oh wow . Hmmm I think I ' m really far off EIB though . I havent even gotten the null gauntlet . Should i skip rift ? <| sep |> My guess is the waiter just did that because they knew you weren ' t American and didn ' t want to be stiffed . That ' s never happened to me . <| sep |> It is indeed the dream ! I recently got a new job that allowed me to move into a one bedroom apartment alone , with my kitty . It is the best . I hope one day you can realise your dream ! You could look up online some guides on what questions to ask potential roommates , to gauge what kind of person they are eg I asked about drugs because while I don ' t judge whatever they want to do , I don ' t really want to live in a house with anything harder than pot . Might be best to get into an existing share house at first and not get put on the lease . That way you ' re not legally bound to it if you decide it ' s awful and you need to move out quickly .