A Student's life in Canberra, AU.

Although I studied my whole university's life overseas in Melbourne, it doesn't have the campus feeling. I lived independently, renting a place off someone's house when I first arrived in Geelong. The final 2 years, I just moved into Melbourne city, renting a place from an agent.

Since coming to Canberra, and bunking in with my bestie in her student accommodation, I actually felt like I've missed out so much being a uni student! Why did I become so independent so early?

Staying in student accommodation here, all you have to do is just pay 1 flat rate of around AUD1k for a single studio. No water bills, electricity bills nor gas bills to worry about. And you can on your heater 247, shower 3 times a day, and sleep with the lights on ALL THE TIME with no extra charges!!

Anytime whenever your pipeline gets blocked, all you have to do is just report to the receptionist. THEY get their plumber to fix them FREE OF CHARGE!

Each time postmen comes, the receptionist will collect your big bulky parcel for you. No need to find a free day to drop by to the post office to collect it.

It's just so convenient !!!

What made me want to write this is that exam season is approaching, and every room in this whole building gets this :

this is just half the sandwich. Panda ate the other half before she left for work.

It's just so supportive of them.

Furthermore, if you were to have left your key in your room, all you have to do is call the RA (residential advisor). He/she will open your room for just AUD10.

If you were to move out, all you have to do is just pay a compulsory AUD100, for everything, including damages done to the property, broken lights, and cleaning.

If you're renting privately or from an agent!? I got locked once and it costed AUD160 because we need to get a lock smith. I don't use heater at all in Melbourne because bills will go up sky high. Don't cook much because its electric stove - not as cheap as gas. The last time we moved out of the old property , AUD4K bond, becomes AUD2k.

They ate AUD2K - to repaint walls, for cleaning, all the damages lah , as opposed to AUD100 that you have to pay to move out in a student accommodation.

If you're a uni student, try staying in a student accommodation. I am not sure if others are as good as Unilodge Canberra, but shouldn't be too much of a difference!