My Frist Experience in a Res Hall

I have always had my own room. Eighteen long years of having my own space - a territory to call my own now had to be shared with a stranger. Although my roommate and I texted message on a contant basis, it was nothing like living with her for the first two weeks. Already having allergic reactions, I grew fond of a new one. The smell of cats. At home, my roommate lived with 13 cats (yes, I know). This was one of the things we had NOT spoken about. I tried to deal. Actually, I tried very hard to deal. Constantly sneezing, wheezing, coughing, having a runny nose then a congested nose truly sucked! This became a challenge because I had to talk to her. No one likes telling someone else about their BO, but it had to be done. Easier than I thought it would be, we agreed to buy air fresheners! YES!!

On a different note, I absolutely LOVED being in a Res Hall. Coming from a home where I felt dry and out of place, I was happier than no other to be in a place where I felt comfortable and at home. The first few days of figuring this place out, I immediately thought I could get used to this! Being a native of New York City, I found myself wanting to explore Pittsburgh and all that I can about Chatham by asking a bunch of questions, reading maps and befriending different people.

Other than exploring, thinking back I cannot recall what else I did in my transition from home to here. I did notice that people flocked to who they identified with, though. It was normally a person they thought were most like them and things in that nature. We (most of us) we all new to Chatham and therefore did not know who or what about most things and were friendly because we were all trying to figure out who was nice, who was not, and things in that nature.

Oh yeah, when it was time for a meeting or some kind of RA activity, we would all come together and there would be this amazing group of ladies ready and willing to work together and knock out any task or activity. REGARDLESS!

2nd floor Fickes definitely rocks!!