The things I learnt in my residence

By Arnia Kiara Oosthuizen

Open day at the residence

I stay in a very awesome hostel/residence. From my first year, up until now, I have learned a lot about staying in a residence.

• You get one toilet roll per week. TOILET ROLLS ARE GOLDEN! If you accidentally forget them in the bathroom, they will be gone by the time you go looking for them.
• Silence is not golden.
• It is totally acceptable to walk in pajamas all day long or slip into your pajamas any time of the day.
• Bathing is too much cleaning work (because people don't clean after themselves) and it takes too long to take a bath. SHOWER INSTEAD.
• The walls are thin. Watch what you say and keep your music down or you will have angry neighbors.
• There will be someone studying the same as you, so get yourself a study buddy to make things a bit easier.
• Buy some earplugs for noisy nights, when you would like to get some quality sleep.
• You will have a lot of friends, who stay in the residence, so doing projects can sometimes be hard when they pop in the whole time, get a lock for your door or a DO NOT DISTURB SIGN.
• Keep your room tidy, because you never know, who's gonna pop in.
• Having a tidy room, makes you more positive and feel task-oriented.
• If you go to sleep before 11 pm, people will ask you if you're sick. NO ONE SLEEPS EARLY.
• Watching scary movies is not great when returning to the residence. A residence is scary by nature.
• Watching a lot of series' is acceptable.
• Being up to date with ALL the movies and series is acceptable.
• Great food is scarce, mediocre food is normal.
• Having an almost empty fridge is common and not strange. Fridges mostly contain sauces and food that no one wants to eat.
• I would not have preferred to stay anywhere else, it is so much fun to participate in activities and all the friends one makes, makes life worth the while.

Living in a residence helps one make friends easily, but you are also part of something fun. Also, check out my post Things I learnt at university.

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