Empathizing

Looking at it from a student's point of view, especially a foreign student, I would say having a studio apartment has its ups and downs. For one, since it would just be me living in it, despite it being relatively small, it is an alright size for one person. And since it is quite small, it takes less time to clean it (I heard it takes less than 10 min to clean the place). Unlike living in a dorm, I don't have to share with a roommate, so I can avoid the typical roommate drama. It is also easier to multitask, as everything is near to me, so less time consuming. Rental is also cheap compared to one bedroom apartments, which helps to save money. Electrical bills are also cheaper, as there is less space to cool, so again it saves money. Also, being a foreign student living in a different country, I have to work part time to pay the bills, so I'm hardly inside the studio. If anything, the studio apartment is just a place for me to sleep and for storage,.so, having a small studio apartment is a good thing.

But there are also a disadvantages of living in one. For instance, seeing as I'm hardly inside and I'm always in a hurry, I have a tendency to leaving things around the place, which makes the place very disorganized, so I had to shuffle my way through the clutter, which is considerably hard if I'm in a hurry. And if I have projects, which accumulates every month, there is little space to store them without ruining them. Also if I'm bringing visitors, there will be little to no privacy, which is quite embarrassing if they see something  they shouldn't. It also cancels out the possibility of a party or a sleepover, seeing as the place is too small for a group of  people. And although I hardly cook in the studio apartment, when I do, there will always be either oil stains on the furniture or the room smelling like food for the next few days. So, it is quite unpleasant. Not too mention I have to pay rental fees and bills myself, unlike in dorms where I can split the bills with a roommate. And since the space is quite small, you need to conserve as much space as you can, which means you have to get rid of some things to make room or it'll get stuffy and cramped. So if you're indecisive like me or you're a big furniture lover, you're gonna face some difficulty.

So yeah, all in all, like I said, there are ups and downs to living in a studio apartment. But luckily, I plan on leaving once my studies have been completed, so I don't have to go through this for the rest of my life. Even if I do plan on staying, I wouldn't be living in a studio apartment. Once I start working and manage to save up enough money, I would rather buy a one bedroom apartment. But for now I'll just endure it.