My Apartment

"You live in Heritage? That's so ghetto! I'm glad I'm out of there."

I hear this a lot from off-campus dwellers that I meet who ask me where I live. It seems that those who lived in Heritage Halls only ever talk about how old the apartments are and how glad they are that they live in newer apartments now. It's undeniable that my apartment truly IS a little bit old. But I'm so thankful for it anyways.

My apartment keeps me sheltered from the elements. Just like yesterday, it was bitterly cold today. I spent pretty much the whole day on campus. It felt so good to step back into my warm, comfortable apartment after a long day of schoolwork, and to know that I didn't have to go back outside and go numb again.

Today, I went to the JSB and watched the movie The Pursuit of Happyness for American Heritage. The main character, played by Will Smith, starts out in the film with a small, but comfortable apartment. It wasn't a terribly fancy or nice apartment, but it was a place to stretch out a little and live. Will Smith's character was eventually kicked out of his apartment and had to move into a hotel room. He eventually got kicked out of there, too, and ended up having to spend his nights at homeless shelters with his young son. This movie made me realize how lucky I was to have a place where I can go at the end of the day and relax! I'm so glad I have my apartment to spread out and live in.