I have been living in the dormitory since I entered NTUST in Taipei, which is far away from my hometown, Taichung, and is my first time living outside my lovely home. There are many differences between these two types of living. To name just a few, they include privacy, relationship, and cost.
First, living at dormitory means I have to share space with my roommates. In fact, I live with five roommates in a small room. It’s hard to hide information from one another. For example, we all know what others are doing, and who others are talking to on the Internet. That is to say, I don’t have any privacy. However, this kind of problem would not happen if I live at home in my own room.
Second, living at the dormitory helps me establish deep friendship with my roommates because I can share everything, including not only the school works but also my thoughts with them. On the other hand, living at home provides me with more opportunities to talk to my families about what I do in the school every day. That is to say, living at home lets me get closer to my families instead of friends.
The last part is the cost which makes the major difference between these two kinds of living style. While living at dormitory requires rents every semester, living at home doesn’t. Furthermore, I have to not only think about what to eat when I am hungry but take the price of food into consideration given the limited amount of monthly allowance. This certainly causes no burden at all when I live at home.
To sum up, there are both benefits and drawbacks of living at home and in the dormitory. Personally speaking, I prefer to living at dormitory. Although it costs more money, it forces me to learn how to manage my money. Most importantly, living at dormitory makes me grow independent by taking care of myself.
