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by kyriasabah - June 10, 2018

I know I am probably biased when I say that everyone should live in hostel at least once in their lifetime. After all, I am a product of the place – where even a shy doormat of a person transforms into a confident individual, ready to face the world. It is said that what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. Nowhere is this more evident than a hostel, where all your primal survival skills are put to the test and you surprise yourself by discovering aspects of your personality that you never knew existed, as you struggle successfully to emerge a survivor. Here is a list of the skills that I, and everyone who has lived in a hostel, has picked up:

Moreover so many of you will be moving to different cities for university this year and if you are going to stay in a hostel here is why it is going to be AWESOME!

1. Basic Survival Skills:

Rule number one of living in a hostel is to leave behind the fussy, picky, spoilt brat that you were at home (believe me we all are). Because this is a place where Darwin’s laws apply. It is the survival of the fittest. Don’t fret if you have never stepped out of your comfort zone before, if you have led a sheltered, protected life until now, if you had an army of maids at home, who even made your bed. It’s time to let go of all that and learn to adapt quickly!

And you will (because you’ll have no choice: P)

2. Share Your Space:

Whether you are in a room of four people or twenty, you will always be sharing your space with other people. You learn to let go of rigid personal space borders and become more comfortable having others around you all the time, and you also become less self-conscious doing things in front of others because, well, you have to.

You also learn to be polite and not take over the room with your stuff or invade anyone else’s personal area, because personal areas in hostels are very limited.

3. Looking after yourself:

Living without family to protect and care for you is the toughest part of hostel living. Fending for yourself becomes the number one priority. It’s true, hostel life instils in you a toughness to combat various situations. It is a hands on training in looking after yourself in times of you illness, being mentally tough if you get ragged in your initial years, coping up with being away from your loved ones.

4. Your Rules:

You get freedom that you wouldn’t get staying at home, and that means setting your own limits and curfews. You get to decide what is right or wrong for you. You become an adult responsible for yourself. You become an adult responsible for yourself.

5. Money management:

Money suddenly matters more than ever. When you live with your parents, you know they will bail you out when you run out of pocket money. But in a hostel, you are on your own. You value the money you have been given. Even small change is carefully counted and safely stored away. You learn to look after your valuables. Even if you lend a friend money, you learn to take back every rupee back after careful counting XD . You learn to live within a budget.

6. Learning more about yourself:

Living in a hostel surprises you with the discovery about your strengths and weaknesses. You discover facts about your personality that never existed – like how much fun you can be, how tough you really are when pushed to the limits, how angry you can get, how fierce you can be, how mean you can be when the situation demands it, and just how competitive you can be.

7. You Snooze, You Lose:

Alarms are your new best friends, a minute or two of delay will cost you a deal. Hostels have timings for almost everything. Trust me there were so many days I went to the class with an empty stomach. I was lucky to have a washroom in my room so standing in queues was not one of my concerns but, some hostels have common washrooms and getting up super early to be first in queue is the biggest challenge every day. Time management is everything and you will master it by the time you leave.

As you can see, hostel memories stay for life. Confidence, along with the ability to

face life and all that it throws at you, is what hostel-life gifts you for all the trials,

tribulations, tears and triumphs that you experience as a hostelite or if you live by yourself.

P.S : Apologies for the super long post, this is the most concise I could make it J Hope you’ll liked it.Until next time

Polý agape (lots of love) and stay cheerful :)