Poor Isaac...

I have a bit of a problem.

I feel like I was placed in the Hermit House with my house mates.

Michelle is awesome--really nice and sweet and answers all my questions...but she doesn't like to go out or spend money. The only time she goes into Perth is Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday when she volunteers to ring the bells at a church for a few minutes each day... to each his own I guess.

Kieran-- I have only seen once... that's how often he comes out of his room.

Absofhgkten- (It starts with an A and is really long, I can't remember) Only hangs out with his pals from India and the few times I've tried to talk to him he just waves....(awkward)

And then there's Isaac.

Isaac is a 28 year old guy from Iran and has moved here permanently from his country. Before he left he caught his fiancee cheating on him, and she told him she would never move to Australia, to which he explained to her that there was no future for him in their home country, so they can't be together. Needless to say he moved to Australia with a heavy heart. He got here a few months ago because he had to do a english competency test before being able to enroll in classes, since Persian is his first language and english is his second. He passed and he is now enrolled at ECU for his masters program in civil engineering.

He told me that the first month he was here he had no friends and would drink bottles of red wine every night and cry because he is so sad and misses his home country and friends. He used to live on the Mt. Lawley campus (Still ECU but a campus about an hour away) and had some friends there but all his classes are at the Joondalup campus so he had to move here away from his few friends.

As you can tell I feel bad for Isaac! He's in a really sad part of his life. But he wants to hang out with me ALL THE TIME. I'm talking no privacy. If my door is open, he will sit in the hallway and just talk to me, if I walk out of my room he says "WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I WILL COME!" One time I literally had to say "I'm going to the bathroom."

How do you tell someone who is obviously super lonely that you don't want to hang out with him? That would crush him even more! and he is SO NICE. He is always doing nice things for me. Like the other day he cooked for me because I said I was starving. He made me Sausage (which I hate) put it on a hotdog bun, squeezed lemon juice on it, added cucumbers, peppers, and tried to put spaghetti sauce on it but I stopped him there... it was definitely a unique meal for me, and I thanked him over and over and said that was very nice of him to share his food with me but I don't want to eat his food and use his things all the time... (any time I say I need to go to the store he says "NO GO! I HAVE IT. I GIVE TO YOU!") and he says "You don't know people from Iran. We share. We share everything. I happy to share with my friends!"

Do you see my problem? He is so incredibly nice and thoughtful (he gave em cold medicine when he heard me cough) but sometimes I need my space! I don't know how to tell him that without him getting hurt feelings. He is in the room next to me and always leaves his door open and his room is the last one before the exit of the house so he always sees everyone walk by and when you walk by he always runs out of his room and says "Where are you going? I will come with you! and after we can do blank together!" Obviously the blank changes every time gym, walk, mall, town, etc.

Last night he heard me get up and go to the bathroom and after i shut my door less than 10 seconds later he was knocking on it. I just didn't answer. He knocked 5 different times! I was laying in bed reading a book and just wanted to be alone!

I understand he is lonely and just wants to hang out but sometimes its annoying!

Poor Isaac.

and poor me!