Video Project 1

The transition from home to the college life style is not always an easy adjustment to make. At home, the cupboards are fully stocked, and the settings are familiar to you. When you first move into a dorm room, it is usually much smaller than your room at home, and the dorm is commonly shared with a fellow student, whom you may or may not get along with. The dorm rooms share a lounge area where the members of a suite can convene. The dorm does not feature a stovetop, so one must rely on microwaves for hot food. If the dining hall isn’t open, you can always stop by the Hornets Nest for a late night snack. It’s not exactly like home cooking, but after microwave mac and cheese, its an improvement. A fridge is shared in the lounge area, but without a kitchen, it does not get much use. The bathrooms are a wild card in the dorms as some have been renovated, and some have not. The cleanliness of the bathrooms ranges from scary to tolerable on a regular week day. 

After a few semesters of college most students make the choice to either continue living on campus, or to move to an apartment in the area. Having an apartment has its advantages, and disadvantages. First off, living off campus, more time is needed to get to your classes. Most apartments include a full kitchen, which is nice for a change to be able to cook a hot meal that is not in the microwave. The bathroom, remains as clean as your roommates keep it, which is a nice change from sharing a bathroom with fourteen guys, to only two to three. The bedrooms in a standard Lyndon apartment are decently sized and usually do not come with any furnishing, which is a downside to living off campus. Instead of a lounge area, it is nice to having a living room in an apartment as opposed to a common lounge area, as you don't have to worry about leaving your belongings out there. Whichever you choose, to live on or off campus, your college experience will vary depending on what you make of it. The Lyndon area has lots of activities to offer for when your not in class, and when you do need to study, the school has great resources on campus to do so in a productive manner. 

Sound: Jake Reardon and Joe Schlee

Video: Jake Reardon and Joe Schlee

Editing: Jake Reardon

Audio: Natural and Interview/Narration by Jake and Joe