Growing up in a middle-class suburban home I led an average, boring lifestyle. I often considered other lifestyles and how some of them seemed odd. For example the Amish; they life in their own little communities, they don’t use cars, wear store bought clothing, or have electricity. They have wierd rules about marriage and beard growing. I never thought that I would ever myself partake in living conditions that would rival an Amish community for its oddness. That was until of course, I moved away to college and lived in a dorm room. Dorm life is unlike that of any other. There are things that go on in a dorm that you just wouldn’t experience anywhere else. Particularly, there are three things that make a dorm life unlike any other; RA’s, roommates, and the bathrooms.
Resident assistance are students who get paid to assist residents and provide help. The RA can be considered as the “enforcer” of the floor that you live on in the dorm. I guess for any social institution to functi
One of the biggest adventures of dorm life is the bathroom. Occasionally you can hold your breath long enough to do your buisness and get out, but usually that’s not the case. You also have to find and clean a toilet, which is far from desiarable. Showering can be a dangerous experience as well. It is something you never want to do unless you have sandals, a.k.a “shower shows,” because you will definitely catch some kind of fungus or strange disease on your feet. It is a change from the nice wildflower clean bathroom you are used to your mom keeping.
on there have to be rules and a dorm is no exception. Some RA’s are relaxed and let you do what you want but others are a pain and strictly abide by all the rules such as keeping your music turned down, getting girls out of your room by midnight, and of course no alcohol. The breaking of these rules can lead to several disciplinary actions, some so severe that you can actually get removed from the University. So, with like many things, you must maintain a cons