For the most part I've been satisfied by my college experience. I've received a good education, met some fantastic people and had my perspectives broadened....so all in all, it's been a good experience. And naturally college is a heaven in comparison to high school ( at least in my experience. Asheville high can burn in hell as far as I'm concerned)
But, there are a few things about college that really rub me the wrong way:
1. disrespectful roommates ~ it's not like I'm not used to sharing a bedroom, because I have before, so I know how to share a space and be (mostly) respectful of the other person's space and things. But while I've been here at Guilford I've had the worst luck imaginable with sharing a living space. my first roommate was the spawn of Satan ( I'm not kidding in that description) my second roommate turned out to be a secret sociopath ( again, I'm not kidding. I've done the research to back up this claim) and now one of the girls that shares my flat is selfish and inconsiderate. She turns up the heat over 70 (sometimes into the 80's) on a day when it's 65 out. She leaves her dishes in the sink for days on end, she leaves the lights on all night in the kitchen and she often forgets to lock the front door...thus leaving it unlocked all bloody night. It's a damn good thing I lock my bedroom door at night. I'm just curious where these completely incompetent and selfish people come from...and why the hell they're always stuck with me!!! College has forced me to become more independent and considerate of other people, its trained me to be almost Nazi-ish about keeping house. I'm sure my parents are dying of shock about this, but it's true.
However, I have been blessed with two roommates were aren't evil bitches: you know who you are and I'm grateful to you for being awesome.
2. Noise~ this drives me crazy. When I lived in the freshmen dorm the noise was almost unbearable. The doors to everyone room were very heavy so unless you were mindful when shutting them they would slam....this happened constantly. People running in the hallways at all hours of the night.....seriously?! I wonder if college temporarily turns students into vampires because those kids were far more active at night in the wee hours of the morning than during the day. Interestingly enough....the noise level went down considerably when I moved into the all female dorm. I enjoyed quiet peaceful evenings for two years. Now I live in Hodgins, the nice new apartments that feel miles away from the school.....and the noise has returned full blast. Last night for example, roughly around 3 am, someone or rather several someone's were literally thumping or perhaps humping upstairs, directly above my head. Often I'll hear people going up and down the stairs at all hours, loud laughing and music and the sound of breaking beer bottles. The RA's impose "quiet hours" on us during the last weeks of school for finals....I firmly believe those quiet hours should be in effect during all week nights. Seriously, people are studying or sleeping or whatever and no one needs to hear the loud conversation or the party going on next door or the thumping of someone's base. It's rude and selfish.
3. food~ college food is......well, there really isn't any nice way to describe it. It tastes like something Grandma Addams from the Addams family would cook and it sinks like a brick in your stomach. It also gives many people the runs after eating it. There should be a sign above the caf: eat at your own risk. Thank god my folks are happy to supply me with a food allowance because without that I'd be seriously overweight and miserable. Thanks mommies and dad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4. stress~ okay.....this can't really be helped, it's college and that territory comes with stress. I just don't like it. College has made me grey early, no seriously, I'm not kidding....I have 5 white hairs on my head as we speak.
cheers my wicked lovelies,
xoxoxo's
your leader
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