David Horn (My Accommodation)

I've mentioned David Horn a few times, but I haven't described the house I'm living in. When i had to request accommodations in March or April, I didn't know much about the city or campus. I chose David Horn as my top choice and got a spot in May.


Google Street View of David Horn


It was a little difficult to figure out how to get here from the airport, because it's actually 5 rowhouses pushed together and you can only enter from the center one. Inside the center one is a living room (common room), and beyond that is 3 kitchens and 2 dining rooms. There's also one laundry room. I live on the second floor of one of the houses at the end. I was in shock at how big my room was when I first got here, especially compared to how small some people's are. There's no standardization of rooms at all, and I ended up with one of the biggest, if not the biggest singles. A big part of that is how high the ceiling is. When I tried to take a picture, it was impossible to get both the floor and the ceiling in the frame. 


Every room comes with a desk (actually 2 desks), a wash basin, a twin bed, a wardrobe, a bedside table, a lamp, a set of shelves, and a phone which give you an internet connection. The rooms are either white or a peach that turns pink in the sun.

The view from the doorway:

The beds here are super short! My bed:

My wardrobe:

My HUGE window:

The tool to draw my curtains since the window is twice as tall as me:

The view from my window:

My shelves:

My wash basin:

I really love my room, but I have one small complaint. The hot and cold faucets are separate. When I complained about this to an English student, they said that was normal. 

Me: What if you want warm water?

English student: Use the hot faucet until it gets too hot.

Me: And cool water?

English student: Use the cold faucet until it gets too cold.

Unfortunately, it gets too hot or too cold in about ten seconds.