Off-Campus Housing Series Two: Your New Place (And What to Bring) [Introduction]

"Off-Campus Housing Series Two: Your New Place (And What to Bring) [Introduction]", March 2 2008

Soon you will be moving into your student house. If you have never moved before, thinking about what can bring can be a pretty daunting task. You have to go through every room of the house (or at least every room that you are sharing/have access to), and think about what you will need to acquire. I have acquired a list for the following rooms: the bathroom, the kitchen, the laundry room, the front closet, the common room (AKA your TV room, living room, or family room), and of course your bedroom. Some of what we will mention is obvious. Some of it...well, you’ll be glad we told you about it.

Keep checking over the remainder of the term, as the various parts of the article will be going up between now and the end of exams.

Although some of your will have moved away from home before (living in residence), moving into a student house is a completely different experience in many ways. You have no idea what you have gotten yourselves into...

Of course, you will need to examine what has been left behind before you go out and get the items you will need. If the previous tennants are leaving a lot of things, you may not need to aquire a lot. But if you don't even have light bulbs when you get possession of your place...you're in for a little bit of a surprise.