Hostel Living

The apartment I have rented for the semester is not ready for me to move into until September 5^th, so for the first 18 nights I am in Cork, I have to stay in a youth hostel. I have never stayed in a hostel before, so I didn’t really know what to expect.  Now I know it could be a lot worse, but I’m more than ready to leave this place and get settled into my own apartment which is about a 5 minute walk up the road. (Although I have only been here for a week, but already I have more stuff than I know I can fit back into my suitcases…moving should be interesting…)  I hate living out of a suitcase, so I can’t wait to actually have a closet and be able to unpack.

I am in a room with 4 beds, but I paid for a private room so no one else is able to stay in here. But since Lauren and I shared a taxi here, and she found out she was going to be sleeping with 5 other people, she decided to move over into my room which was totally fine with me because I needed the company. 

The first night here was absolutely awful. It was so loud, and I hadn’t bought a fan yet for some white noise, so I never thought I would be able to last here and wanted to get right back on a plane and come home. But I’ve been here for a week now, and it has gotten better. There is a kitchen we can use downstairs and also a lounge area with satellite TV.  I use the kitchen everyday, but it’s hard when your sharing with soooo many other people. We also do  have our own bathroom, but the shower only runs for about 30 seconds, so you have to continually push a button while showering.  So needless to say, I’ve been counting down the nights I have left to stay in this place….10 to go. Below are some pictures of the hostel.

                                                                        My bed 
                          Good to know that they have implemented fire safety procedures (actually I see these signs everywhere around Cork)                                                                       Front of Building