College, man. It's something. At this point, that it what I have to say about it.
We're in the middle of winter and now I have one more thing that makes me want to stay in my bed instead of going to class. But aside from that, there are a few cons about college that don't apply when I go home, unlike the cold weather which seems to follow me everywhere.
If you are a college student reading this, I know you'll be able to relate, and if you're going to be in college at some point, never take this for granted again.
My roommate and I go home with each other pretty frequently. We're either at her house or my house one or two weekends a month. And this never fails, every single time we're about to go home, we say this to each other.
"I CANNOT WAIT TO SHOWER WITHOUT SHOES ON!!!!!"
Anyone in college knows how gross the bathrooms are. Puke stays in the toilet the entire weekend, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FLUSH, and the trash never seems to hit the trashcan. I will never take for granted a clean shower and bathroom.
I went home the other weekend, and since I'm so in the routine of wearing flip flops in the shower, I freaked out because I forgot them at school. After a little while, I realized I was home and didn't need them, and I thought that I was going to cry tears of joy.
It is so bad that when I was in high school I would sometimes shower two times a day, and now i prioritize many things over showering because part of me feels like I'm getting dirtier when I shower.
This whole gross bathroom thing has turned me into a completely different person.
Moral of the story is, don't take things for granted before you go and when you're home from college. There's things that you don't even think about.
Most people focus on it being hard to share a space with someone, or the food being horrible, which may be true. Whatever you do, don't take the bathroom for granted. It's practically a delicacy that you can't just have whenever you want.
P.S. I'm leaving for my roommate house in less than an hour and I can't wait to shower without flip flops.
