Bricks Life

I was horrified when I received my notice of my room placement for my first year of college, on campus. I was placed in the Bricks, Royce Hall. Everyone that had stayed in the bricks for freshman orientation said it was terrible. The building is made entirely out of bricks, which explains why they call it The Bricks. The first thing I notice when you walk into a bricks room is the old deep red brick wall with a dirty window. The carpet is a dark forest green, with sturdy wooden beds, and old used mattresses. I was placed a triple, so I lived with two roommates. Originally this room is only for two people, but since sjsu is so impacted, they changed many double rooms into triples. I had to share my closet, but thank God I know both my roommates from high school. The worst part of it all is the communal bathroom, I was not comfortable with sharing the bathroom almost like it is public. There are stains all over the shower walls, with a nasty moist floor that no one would ever dare touch with their bare feet. I didn’t know how I was going to live. I dreaded the day I was going to move into college because of the bricks. But when I was all settled in, unpacked, it felt like home. I made myself comfortable, and I sometimes might actually like it better than my own room because my parents are not constantly barging in to check on me, when I am clearly fine. The recreational area is a place for activities like table tennis and pool. There are also couches and tables for residents to do homework. I just had to get use to the environment.