I Love Living Off Campus

Last year I had 160 roommates, most of them under the age of 17. This year has been a big upgrade since I only have 1 now and she is not in high school. It is so incredibly nice to live off campus in my own apartment this year it is almost indescribable. But let me try anyway! Take Monday for example, just your average day but living off campus made it a great day.

Monday I taught all day and left school at about 4:30 in the afternoon. That's right, I got to actually leave and not come back until the next morning! Nichole (my roommate) and I stopped at a grocery store on the way home and then proceeded to cook dinner. We made a honey-dijon chicken bake with stir-fried veggies as a side. I had only a hotplate last year, food like that didn't exist in my world!

Then at 7 p.m. when we were well fed and ready to relax a little, I was actually able to surf the web. You see, last year once 7 rolled around and all the kids were on their computers, there was no way I could even get online because the wifi was so slow. This is a big improvement.

Not only could I surf the web but I was actually able to Skype with my friend Abbey at 8. Conversations during my evening time were clearly out of the question for me last year (for the same slow wifi reasons as I previously mentioned) so it is a real treat for me this year to talk as long as I want with people at night. Last year I was forced to wake up at 5 a.m. or so just to talk to people. I sleep much more now!

That night I was able to relax, unwind, get a little planning done, and most importantly regain my sanity for the next school day. Living off campus is awesome. I knew it would be great, but I couldn't even comprehend just how amazing it would be this year. I feel like a real adult now!