Kehaulani5's Profile

I lived in San Francisco for about 12 years; moved there to attend USF and just stayed after graduation. I think I changed apartments about every 2 years or so. All apartments found via Craigslist. The Outer Sunset district is definitely the most affordable (had a 2-bdrm in-law for $1000 per month) but so very far from the city center, even if you're close to a Muni Metro train line and oh so foggy! I paid $585 for a 5th floor studio in the Tenderloin for a year - the elevator never worked & there were people passed out on the building stairs every morning but it was walking distance to Union Square. I eventually settled in the Richmond district; all 1-bdrms for around $1200 to $1400 per month. It was nice to be near Clement Street, Golden Gate Park and the 'Dirty-8' Geary bus. My brother pays $600 for his room (apt shared with 3 other boys) in the Mission. If I were to move back to SF, I'd look to be near Hayes Valley but would probably end up back in the Richmond.

$875 for a 350-sqr ft studio in the 'Tender-Nob' neighborhood of San Francisco. It was on the fifth floor with the building elevator always out-of-service and really not the safest area but a mere 5-minute walk away from Union Square and work.

Definitely need a change of sheets in Chicago - flannel during the fall/winter/spring paired with thicker pjs, then bamboo cotton during the summer. The same comforter stays on the bed year-round but usually gets kicked off the bed from May - August.

I'm Hawaiian-Asian, so everyone just gives money. 99% of the weddings I've been to has had (an elaborate) money box to hold all the envelopes.

A duvet cover, curtains and little side pillows for my baby sister who's about to start her first year of college on the East Coast, almost 5,000 miles away from our Hawaii home.