My Apartment at BU

When I was a high school student, I was a big fan of watching comedies about college life. The most interesting stories would happen in a dorm. When I went away for college, I got to experience living in a dorm with other students for the first time. In China, most college students live with four or six people in a large bedroom. Dorm rooms in China usually have a private bathroom in the room and no kitchen. The picture below shows our dorm for undergraduate students. It’s kind of similar to a studio in Boston.
Boston University offers on-campus apartments for graduate students, which I decided to take advantage of. Compared with the dorm I talked about before, the BU studio I live in is much more spacious and I only have one roommate. The apartment has two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom. It is also located in a very quiet and safe place very close to BU central. It is only a 5-minute walk from Mugar Library and the GSU (one of two student centers). I save a lot of time not having to take the T (the Boston subway).

 

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If you asked me which one I like more, the dorm in China or the apartment in BU, my answer would be both. Although the dorm is small and simple, my roommates and I still manage to have a lot there. For instance, we usually celebrated each other’s birthdays in the dorm, watch movies during the holidays, play poker for fun and of course study for final exams together. We even play Ping-Pong by using a big table in this dorm. Hard to believe, I know, but how amazing is that?! ^-^. Living in the on campus apartment at BU, I have more private space with a queen-sized bed and a laundry room. I can cook whenever I want and whatever food I like. I guess you could say it’s more like a real home for an international graduate student.