[LIFE OF A 대학생] #3: 3 Cons of living on your own in a foreign/unfamiliar city

This is just a small post about the things I have experienced so far.

• You have to do everything on your own.

Cooking, cleaning the apartment, doing the laundry, making important phone calls, filling in forms, going grocery shopping, running errands, finding your way around, knowing what to do in every daily situation... the list of things your parents would have normally done for you goes on and on. But no, your parents aren't there anymore to pamper you. This is what life is really like! You have to face every situation that may seem troublesome on your own. Sometimes you can ask your parents or surf the internet for advice, but in the end it's you who has to make a decision. It can be quite a challenge to face all this on your own!

• It can get quite lonely.

This depends on how you live. Either you live together with strangers in an apartment or you're renting an apartment only for yourself. Either way, it can get a little lonely in a huge city where everything and everyone is strange and unfamiliar to you. Making friends as quick as possible is the only solution to fight the loneliness and have people around who can help you or comfort you.

• Life is expensive.

As soon as you live on your own you will notice how expensive life actually is. Your living habits will change as soon as you realise that putting on the stove to make yourself some pasta already costs a lot of electricity. Life without internet connection is unimaginable in times like these. But have you ever thought about how expensive it can get to monthly pay for your 25mbit/s? Especially as a student, things you have considered all your life to be normal, now become a privilege and a piece of luxury to you. Here are four ideas to save money: