Last night I made the short trek across the street to my friends’ house. What is so nice about living off-campus is that most of my friends do as well. Many of them live either right next door or directly across the street. Other ones are no more than a two minute walk. Deciding to live off-campus is something I am so glad I decided to do. The search process, however, was kind of hectic. We started looking at houses during the first two weeks of my junior year, which is early, but they go fast and we really wanted to live next to our friends. It has been a lot of fun, but also quite the learning experience. My roommates and I have the responsibility of paying bills, which include rent, electricity, cable/internet/phone, gas, and oil as well as dealing with issues that arise. You name a problem and we’ve had it. The biggest one has really been with our oil tank. It would always give us issues when it was the coldest. I guess we don’t have to worry about that anymore!
Since I moved in, I have been attempting to cook, (I am horrible) but I usually just stick to basic foods. I am a huge fan of peanut butter and jelly, soup, and pasta. I could eat these foods everyday. And most days I do, which my roommates constantly make fun of me for, but I never get sick of them. Also, they are obviously really cheap and take barely any time to make. I also really enjoy having my own room. It’s nice to have your own space, but still live with your friends. One of my favorite things, however, is going home on a nice Friday afternoon and catching up with my roommates on our front porch. I can’t wait to do that today! And then tonight a few of my roommates and I are having some of friends over for a pasta dinner! I love Fridays!