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Hi Kae,
Kae, I'm doing a project at work about group housing, and I wondered whether you can think of any issues that affect you as a young, single, overseas student. I'm thinking of things such as assertiveness, negotiating skills, interpersonal skills, rights and responsibilities, eating healthily, those types of issues. Can you think of problems you've had, that you wish you'd had some information about, or help with, during your time in a group house? Thanks,
Pam
Dear Pam,
These are my ideas of the important issues that come up when you live in a group house from my experience. I hope they help you in your project. I will write in dot points and please excuse me if my English is not perfect!
- You gain independence and freedom
- You have more friends
- You learn more about people from other countries, even the same country, but everybody is brought up in different ways so we have different attitudes, ideas etc.
- You learn how to share and help each other (for example if you are good in English, you can help other people in the house by correcting their homework or assignments).
- You stay with people from other countries - it can help you to improve your English.
- You save on expenses (food, electricity, phone etc.)
- You learn to live with other people and adjust yourself because you can't do everything you want any longer; you have to think of other people (for example, you can't turn up your music too loud).
- You will have a problem if you have a bad housemate who does nothing and doesn't respect other people's rights.
- You may also have money problems if the house you rent is slightly expensive and some of your housemates want to move out.
- You learn how to manage time between study and housework.
Sorry I can't help you much, but I hope these ideas are useful for your project anyway.
Cheers Kae
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