{"id":405,"date":"2022-03-21T09:58:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T09:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caribstudent.wordpress.com\/?p=405"},"modified":"2022-03-21T09:58:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T09:58:55","slug":"random-tips-accommodations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caribstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/21\/random-tips-accommodations\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Tips: Accommodations | UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by: Creator and writer of Carib Students, Nia Golden<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are a few random things I thought you should know about living in accommodations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First things first, dust. <\/strong>Back home, dust would show up in fine particles that I could sweep. But here, dust gathers like lint. You have to vacuum it up to really get all of it. In the first couple of weeks, I couldn’t understand where the lint was coming from, but then I realized what it was. \ud83d\ude42 In case you’ve never experienced that before, I just wanted to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In your room,<\/strong> there will be a thick curtain or blind. Close which ever one you have at night. Especially from the beginning of March, because the sun will start to rise earlier and earlier and will also go down later and later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example in May = Sunrise: 4:51 a.m – Sunset 9:28 p.m<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t want to be woken up earlier than you need to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breathing:<\/span><\/strong> It might be hard to breathe in the first week or two when you arrive, because the air is thinner than in the Caribbean. You might notice this especially at night when its cold and you want the window closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip:<\/strong> Open your windows during the day and let light and fresh air in. Then you can close them at night with hopefully enough fresh air to survive the night. You can also buy an air <\/em><\/span>diffuser from Amazon.<\/span><\/em> It helps makes the air moist and more breathable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TV License: <\/strong>A TV License<\/a> is required by UK law for you to watch or record programmes on television or a device while they are being broadcast. If you do not have one, DO NOT watch anything on the local networks. You will be charged a \u00a31000 fine if you don’t have a license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t watch cable or network television, but I use the Netflix and YouTube app on our smart TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damages: <\/strong>One of the ways I avoid damages, is by not sticking anything on the walls, because the paint or whatever they use can come off with adhesives. Beware of what you can and can’t decorate on. Any damages results in you not getting back your deposit and extra fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The floors don’t seem durable for Clorox or bleach, so I don’t use them to mop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternative cleaning products.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n