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8 Winter Break Blues You Get From Living In FoCo

Being a college student alone in your college town, leaves you lonely with lots of time on your hands.

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8 Winter Break Blues You Get From Living In FoCo
Keri Rogers

This winter break I will be spending most of my time in Fort Collins because of work. I have to make some money to pay for my apartment and bills. See article Adulting: What It Is Like Living In An Apartment. I have never lived in Fort Collins during the holiday break, so this is how the break has gone. Which I suppose is not much different than being home.

1. Cold


Well obviously it's cold because it's Colorado. But something about Fort Collins makes it worse than other places. Many days have been spent below freezing, and my tiny little apartment has been hard to keep warm. Plus my truck has not enjoyed living outside and yells in protest when I start it.

2. Windy


The wind makes it even colder than it actually is. Your face feels dry and you can feel everything freezing inside your nose. The only conclusion I have about why we get so much wind is because Wyoming blows and Boulder sucks.

3. Snow


You either have no snow, or in a few hours have a holy crap ton. Fort Collins does not get as much snow as the mountains, but it still gets more than other places in Colorado. It may be cold as balls, but at least it is a pretty sight. Plus it must be a perfect home for some annoying guests (see below).

4. Geese


Geese are the annoying guests we have to deal with every winter. There are so many. They are EVERYWHERE and they poop EVERYWHERE too. There have been a few times that I have almost ran one over because it thinks it owns the road. Go back to Canada!

5. No friends


All of my friends went home for break so that leaves lots of time for me to spend alone. I miss them, and wish I had someone to hang out with.

6. Work


Since I do have so much time on my hands I have plenty of time to work. On the bright side, at least I am making money. I do need that money to pay bills, buy food and Christmas gifts.

7. Netflix


When I'm not working I am watching Netflix. Binge watching season after season. Or having Harry Potter movie marathons with one single friend who lives 45 minutes away.

8. Cooking


With my remaining time I have enough time to cook good meals for myself, where as my friends are all enjoying home cooked meals. However, even though I have the time, does not mean I actually use it to cook. I will more than likely will just grab that microwavable Mac and Cheese.



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