Subject: The Blog of Jonno
Posted by: jonnowales
Date: Dec 10 09
Well it is 04:30, yep, in the morning...and I thought it was time to start up a blog. The blogs seem to be somewhat more accessible here than in the blog section.
Well, I started university this year and the course itself (physics with a few modules of maths and computing) is great but less can be said of the living situation and a few other things, so this post is going to be a rant about it.
For the first year of my four year course I have to live on the University campus and there are many different standards of accommodation here at Cardiff; some a heck of a lot better than others. Well, you can guess where I got lumped in? Yep, I find myself in one of the smallest and grottiest rooms available. It was a little bit of a nuisance for the first few weeks, but the fact it is small I can live with. However, when I first arrived my room was absolutely filthy. Now, I don't think it is just me, but shouldn't a room be cleaned by the Estates department when the occupier of the room changes? Well, my room hadn't been touched as was evident by strands of hair all over the windowsill and pillow, and the grime in the bowl of the toilet. I never had any intention of using the pillow provided or any blankets for that matter, but this welcome party of hair and grime made the decision all the easier - fresh bedding.
Posted by: jonnowales
Date: Dec 10 09
Well it is 04:30, yep, in the morning...and I thought it was time to start up a blog. The blogs seem to be somewhat more accessible here than in the blog section.
Well, I started university this year and the course itself (physics with a few modules of maths and computing) is great but less can be said of the living situation and a few other things, so this post is going to be a rant about it.
For the first year of my four year course I have to live on the University campus and there are many different standards of accommodation here at Cardiff; some a heck of a lot better than others. Well, you can guess where I got lumped in? Yep, I find myself in one of the smallest and grottiest rooms available. It was a little bit of a nuisance for the first few weeks, but the fact it is small I can live with. However, when I first arrived my room was absolutely filthy. Now, I don't think it is just me, but shouldn't a room be cleaned by the Estates department when the occupier of the room changes? Well, my room hadn't been touched as was evident by strands of hair all over the windowsill and pillow, and the grime in the bowl of the toilet. I never had any intention of using the pillow provided or any blankets for that matter, but this welcome party of hair and grime made the decision all the easier - fresh bedding.
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Jazmee27 
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Here's to a better year than th one before it! (Who needs alcohol when there are many healthier, and non-smelly, options?) Reply #21. Sep 01 10, 6:54 PM |
satguru
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Looking back while there was no internet when I was at college there was CB radio, so instead of being up all night on the internet did it on the CB and somehow still managed to get everything done, albeit sleep deprived at times. How I'd have avoided the internet when supposed to be studying though I don't know, there's far more going on here than on the CB. Thank goodness I was never put in that position as I suspect my blog would have come first however good my intentions. Reply #22. Sep 01 10, 7:25 PM |
nasty_liar
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Horrendously belated given the date of your original post I know but my brother went to Cardiff University. I remember my parents phoning me after they had gone back from dropping him off and my mother describing much the same scrubbing of the entire flat as you have described. Having said that he went on to love it. Speaking from my own experience of University I can say that living in halls of residence is the least enjoyable of the various accomodation I had during my four years. For starters you don't get to choose who you get lumped with. Then there are the numerous annoyances such as the hallway continually smelling of cannabis, people stealing your food from the fridge and loud music being played at all hours. My house-sharing experience from year two onwards was absolutely brilliant and I would not swap those years for anything. Any chance of giving us an update on how you are faring now in what must be your second year? Reply #23. Sep 27 10, 2:24 PM |
Lochalsh
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I enjoyed my experience of living in a residence hall. It was a "language house"--everyone there had a major or minor in a language, or at least some contact with one of them. I think the commonality of interests gave us some basis for getting along well. (By the way, we were required to speak the language of the floor we were on; I would travel from third-floor Spanish to first-floor French and back, avoiding second-floor German. :) ) That was back when the university felt it should serve in loco parentis, and things were fairly well-regulated. I'd probably go nuts now with the lack of structure in the dorms. Reply #24. Sep 27 10, 2:53 PM |
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