i have a friend leaving at the end of the month who has offered me her place. it's so much better than mine, an entirely seperate suite, proper bathroom, nearly complete kitchen, two minute walk from my work. no noise, no kids, no centipedes. free cable (dateline marathons!!). only $170 more in rent. the only drawback is it doesnt have a washer and dryer (but ill just hand wash things). the only problem is i have a six months lease here which doesnt run out until the end of september, and leaving with only giving a couple of days notice is pretty shitty, especially when this place hasnt been a bad place to live, and aside from the centipede i have no real complaints. but the thing is: i signed this lease back when i thought i would be able to travel again in six months. my plan was to save up enough money and then to go travel at the end of september. if that were stilll possible i would definitely stay here. due to circumstances entirely beyond my control that is now no longer possible, so my needs have clearly changed. if im going to be here for another year or whatever, clearly i need a place more suited to me. i dont think i should have to be beholden to a lease i signed when the world was a different place, should i?