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I give up... Broshim (because of the war time). How should I pack up from abroad?

In these days of confusion and unclear weather, many of us are stuck in an uncomfortable position on what-to-do in our lives. Luckily, some of us have clear minds, at least regarding this situation, and they decided to say Bye Bye to Israel. At least for now.

A relevant group of us lives in Broshim, and they are very concerned about maintaining a rent and an apartment that is relatively expensive, especially with a scholarship that is not that big money (and with big doubts for the future). An appealing possibility is in all people's mind: maybe it is the time to pack up and evacuate the apartment in the dorms. Maybe one comes back later, finding another accommodation, or maybe one does not want to come back at all.

Meanwhile, it is wise to save some money and relax with the bills and the rent prices. Thus, we figured out a way to give up the apartment and save your personal stuff if you did not have time to pack up before.

1) the agreements

In order to leave the apartment, you need to find a trustworthy person who is willing to enter your apartment with your explicit consent and to coordinate with Shlomi, who will get in contact with the Broshim administration to get the keys.

Practically, you send an email to Shlomi, you Cc your trustworthy person and, possibly, you can also add to the email the addresses of the Broshim management. You ask clearly to entitle (name + last name) to enter the apartment as your delegate.

2) the pack up day

Broshim management gives allowance to pack up within a day, starting from the morning. This means that your trustworthy person needs to be at the Dorm office (Building B) in the morning of the day written in the agreement and ask the keys on your behalf. This person has time till the evening to evacuate your apartment, including cleaning and filling the check out form (provided by Shlomi). Again, keys must be returned to the guard within the day. In the weekends it is NOT possible to get the keys.

3) the aftermath

We need to remind you that it is NOT allowed to leave personal stuff in the common spaces of Broshim, and that the University does NOT provide a storage room, for a matter of legality. In fact, they can't take the responsibility of stocking or keeping your personal belonging, therefore the International office can't help in this. What to do? Here some alternatives:

  • your trustworthy person can stock your luggage in their place for a few days
  • talk to your PI and colleagues. They might be available to give you a space in your department for a while
  • Consider using this service called DONE (https://done.co.il/en/home/) or a similar facility that can stock your packages/luggage for a few days
4) sending your luggage abroad
The delivery to your place of your own things is all up on you, meaning that you need to arrange your shipping with an international company such as DHL (or others, we believe in free market!) and pay for it. They will come and pick up your stuff in the place you tell them and will ship it to your address at home.

TAU International office might assist and facilitate in this respect.

Very soon, there should be an official email from TAU Int. Office about this.


 

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