Monday, February 2, 2009

Where did you wake up today?

This is important. Where did you wake up today. If you woke up today, where? Friend's couch? Your car? Your room. Really? Your own residence. Or someone else's? A surprising number of students find themselves homeless at one time or another during their career on Planet College. This may be simply expediency: you find some one to sleep with so, you sleep with them. Or finances. You sleep in your car until you find a place to stay.
Right now. It is early in the term. Short term housing and even no real housing are often a fact. At least for some time. But. No real residence can affect your career as a student. It certainly can effect the quality of your life.

If you are a student and have no real personal address that you can call your own you may be facing more than just a temporary housing challenge. You may in fact be homeless. Elsewhere in this site there is a more comprehensive entry about homelessness and students.

Right now, though, if you regularly wake up someplace other than your own residence it may be time to address this basic issue.
How? Start with the housing office. Post a notice on the bulletin board in your department. In short. Ask for help.
It is going to be a long term. You need to worry about things other than housing. So. Get some help.

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