New room - first impression
Welcome to the SRH campus, home to the rich and paranoid... (Paraphrased on Firefly, Trash)
Somehow the quote seems fitting, even though it is not a floating island... it is a private university campus, which means it is expensive to study here. My room is huge, at least in comparison to the previous one, which was a Studentenwerk-room, i.e. for normal university students. It has a refridgerator (even though there is no kitchen) a wash basin, lots of cupboard storage room, a bathroom to be shared with only one other room, a locker with lock to store valuables, electrically operated vitrages on the outside, and a vacuum cleaner (yes, private, no joke). Bedding is provided, as well as two towels; there are two chairs and a double desk. In short, when I entered the first time, I thought it was a double room, but then I saw only one (single) bed, and concluded the inevitable.
When I went around the floor to ask about internet and wireless networks, I found three people at home, with some twenty rooms on this floor. One of them told me that I'd have to arrange an internet connection myself, get a contract somewhere. He suggested T-mobile, where one gets a DSL-flatrate and a telephone for 50 euros a month Not very expensive, given the service they offer, he thought. When I asked him if I could possibly share his connection, with every intention of also sharing the costs, he said no. He couldn't know what I'd be downloading, and since it was his connection, he might be prosecuted, which was a risk he rather avoided. As you may notice from the tone of voice, I was slightly disappointed at this reaction.
Purely positive: the room has a wonderful view, and three windows to enjoy it through. It is therefore also bright, which is nice, and helps to make it feel large. I am looking straight at the Neckar, which flows towards me from the city, and on the background are the mountains where it comes from. Well, I can't really describe it; I'll post a picture sometime soon.
So, in conclusion: if anybody wants to come and visit, they are more than welcome, and if the group is not too large, everybody can stay in my room. There also is a youth hostel, on the other side of the Neckar, on the edge of the Neuenheimer Feld, the local Uithof.
Somehow the quote seems fitting, even though it is not a floating island... it is a private university campus, which means it is expensive to study here. My room is huge, at least in comparison to the previous one, which was a Studentenwerk-room, i.e. for normal university students. It has a refridgerator (even though there is no kitchen) a wash basin, lots of cupboard storage room, a bathroom to be shared with only one other room, a locker with lock to store valuables, electrically operated vitrages on the outside, and a vacuum cleaner (yes, private, no joke). Bedding is provided, as well as two towels; there are two chairs and a double desk. In short, when I entered the first time, I thought it was a double room, but then I saw only one (single) bed, and concluded the inevitable.
When I went around the floor to ask about internet and wireless networks, I found three people at home, with some twenty rooms on this floor. One of them told me that I'd have to arrange an internet connection myself, get a contract somewhere. He suggested T-mobile, where one gets a DSL-flatrate and a telephone for 50 euros a month Not very expensive, given the service they offer, he thought. When I asked him if I could possibly share his connection, with every intention of also sharing the costs, he said no. He couldn't know what I'd be downloading, and since it was his connection, he might be prosecuted, which was a risk he rather avoided. As you may notice from the tone of voice, I was slightly disappointed at this reaction.
Purely positive: the room has a wonderful view, and three windows to enjoy it through. It is therefore also bright, which is nice, and helps to make it feel large. I am looking straight at the Neckar, which flows towards me from the city, and on the background are the mountains where it comes from. Well, I can't really describe it; I'll post a picture sometime soon.
So, in conclusion: if anybody wants to come and visit, they are more than welcome, and if the group is not too large, everybody can stay in my room. There also is a youth hostel, on the other side of the Neckar, on the edge of the Neuenheimer Feld, the local Uithof.
posted by Olivier at 7:40 PM
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