Dorm Living

 

Now for the grand tour of my dorm, Neumann hall! 6 floors of student and faculty living. The entrance leads into a lounge with about ten couches and a ping pong table. There is also laundry on the ground floor. Only three wash machines for the whole dorm, but many people just wash clothes by hand. There are also two dryers but we were told that the only people that use them are the Americans haha. Instead of using the dryer there are rooms with hanging racks on each floor.

When you walk into room 501 West you will see a small kitchen area. On the left and right of this unit are the entry ways into the bedrooms. 3 of us live on the right, and 2 on the left. There are no door into the rooms, so everything is very open. 

If you turn to the right you will see an entry way closet/storage space. It was a little messy in the picture because we were all still settling in. This is a nice area for coats and winter wear that we will use later in the semester.

If you turn 180 degrees from the kitchen unit you will be at the sink/bathroom area. You see a toaster and kettle as well as bathroom toiletries. A very multipurpose area haha. Off to the right there is a toilet room and a shower room. The shower is ideal temperature and pressure, so I was really happy!

Walking into the bedroom area you will see the desk area. My desk is the one with the pink towel. We have 2 Ethernet ports to share between three of us, so we take turns using the internet haha. If you walk down the hall to the lounge you can get good wifi though, so it's usually never a hassle. We did experience 2 days with no network access in either of the dorms, so EVERYONE was using the wifi, making it very slow or even unable to connect. It was very frustrating, so I am glad it didn't last long. They said last year it was like that for 2 weeks once! When the internet IS working, I have great connection and I have been able to skype without any problems, except with Angie. We will try again soon.

This is the view from my desk window! A cute little row of houses with adorable backyards. A few days ago it caught on fire and 2 of the roofs were burned down, needing repair. I'm not sure how it happened, but it looks a little different than this picture now. You can also see a large modern catholic church in the background.

Turing to your left you will see my roommate, Ingrida's bed area. She is a Freshman from Lithuania. She is really sweet and friendly and help me with my Lithuanian pronunciation :)

Now doing a 180 degree turn, you can now see the bunk beds where me (on top) and my other roommate, Dana (behind blanket), sleep. Dana and the other 2 roommates on the other side of the suite are from Ukraine. They are all 3rd year students and love to have a good time. We also share the closet/wardrobe area. You can also see the door that leads into the hallway in the background. My bed has a lamp and outlet, so I can do work up there and charge my electronics haha. The bedding was provided by the study abroad program. The down feather blanket is extremely comfortable.

Going down the hallway you will come to a community kitchen shared by the 22 girls in my "pod." Neumann hall has an stairway in the middle that divides East and West sides. So 5th floor West has 4 rooms identical to mine with either 4 or 5 girls in each. We take turns cleaning the kitchen each night. The West side of the dorm is all female, while the East side and Enns hall are co-ed. The study abroad program also provided us with cooking supplies: Pot, frying pan, cutting knife, silverware, plate, bowl, cutting board, cheese grader, potato peeler, and spatula.

The other side of the kitchen area is a pod lounge. If both ethernet ports are being used I come out here and use the internet wifi.

Here is the view from the kitchen/lounge. This pond is part of LCC property. You almost always see people fishing here. This is also where the Ugly Ducking Cup boat race took place. Look for a blog post about that in the near future!