Around the Dorm (Last Picture Post)

I wanted to give you a small taste of my home away from home :)

Presenting a few small vignettes:

my room, from the window

my room, from the door

door to the flat--

note that the fire door is propped open with a fire extinguisher;

this was the only way for air to circulate at all,

and was banned as soon as it was noticed by responsible people who lived elsewhere

the dorm was a haven for such quiet birds as this one,

as well as some not-so-quiet birds--

like the seagulls who started screaming at about 4:00 every morning.

our front door, viewed from across the street

hanging out in the laundry room,

affectionately known as "the dungeon"

for both its subterannean location and basic comfort level,

which was in the same building as the dorms but accessed by a door down the street

housekeeping :)

contents of my refridgerator during the last week:

my daily fruit, a small stash of chocolate,

and a whole lot of water bottles (I actually had a couple more)

these stairs led from the lobby area to the courtyard;

we had the fun of rolling our suitcases down them at the beginning

and hoisting luggage up them at the end of the month

the stairs also included the two bulletin boards that were our main source of information

posted hither and thither about the courtyard--

any sound could be heard by anyone in the inner ring of rooms

stairwell-- the only way that you knew whether or not

you had reached your floor was

by peeking around the corner towards the elevator!

keys, both traditional and card form

(and the ring is a joke between me and my mom, not real)