Do you know this TV show, where they randomly pick a handful of people from all over the place, throw them into an amazing, colourful apartment in one of the 10 coolest cities on earth, provide them with everything they need, so that all they have left to do is party, gossip, eat, and sleep? Hm??
Exactly, the REAL WORLD!
Since my living situation freshman year at SUMC somewhat resembled the concept of that TV show (except for the fact, that a certain amount of our time was also dedicated to studying), I had decided to name this blog after it. The whole first year basically felt like a summer camp, and everything was too good to be true. We were living in a shiny little bubble…
Right on time for my second year in college the bubble exploded! But the name of my blog still fits, because now I actually live in the REAL world. Yes, 3 brave people and I, we found an apartment on our own! Like, a real one! Without a person to clean your room or cook for you. Now WE clean, WE cook, and the worst of it all: WE pay for gas, water, and electricity! It is shocking, but you can’t live in University housing all your life, so you might as well just get it over with and jump into the cold water. We dedicate every Sunday of the week for cleaning. It is crazy how dirty everything gets in just 7 days. Or grocery shopping: you have to go like 3 times a week, cuz something is always missing. And now you actually start looking at prices! I’d rather walk for 20min to a different supermarket, than to pay double.
I turn off all the lights when I leave a room, and I don’t let the water run while brushing my teeth. And hot showers for half an hour? Forget about it!
However, the apartment itself is perfect for a second episode:
We have a red fridge, a rainbow colored chandelier, and a view on the Palacio Real. It’s not too bad out here in the real world…