Thursday, April 16 The apartment I looked at this morning is absolutely amazing! I so hope they accept my application. For starters, it’s a section of a pink stilt house that is directly on a canal. I almost peed my pants from excitement when I saw that it is on the water. I know that my friends up North would think the pink part doesn’t sound great, but it’s the Keys, and we have different rules. It fits right in down here. The apartment is up a set of stairs on the same level as the main house, but it has its own entrance. It’s basically one room that has a bed, couch, kitchenette, small closet, and bathroom. What more do I need, though? It’s a mansion compared to where I have been living. The landlady, Karen, seems really nice, but a bit reserved. She has a precocious 7-year old dau

