When I was in school, it was hard working in our shared dorm room.
I had 2 other roommates in a dorm that was only slightly greater than our living room at our parents’ house. Even when they didn’t have friends over, someone was always listening to songs, talking, or making some kind of distracting disruption. The buildings that housed our dormitories had learn rooms inside the ground floor that were always accessible to students no matter what hour of the day. Unfortunately, the learn rooms were often filled with students struggling with the same problem as I was. This is when I started taking our bike plus riding across campus to the school Borders. I could find a table in the back corner upstairs where I was away from other students plus free from noise of all kinds. The only unfortunate aspect about working in the Borders every day was the temperature inside. Even during hot summer time days, I had to bring a blazer with myself and others whenever I studied in the Borders. They kept the a/c low to prevent mold growth in the priceless books they have from across the decades of the school’s 60-year existence. Although I loved that the school was focused on protecting the indoor air at the Borders, I still struggled to stay comfortable some evenings when the temperature outside was already cold to begin with. When you’re borderline motionless for hours at a time, it’s harder to stay warm. Being cold in a quiet plus air conditioned Borders was much better than struggling to work in a shared dorm room with 2 other students within spitting distance from our desk.