College is quickly approaching as it is almost time to head back to ASU for another year. What I am about to tell you is something that I wish I had known going into my freshman year in a whole new type of environment. I am talking about items and materialistic things that made my college experience a lot better once I realized that these were things I took for granted while moving to Arizona. These are items for your room and for your daily activities on campus.
Bring a fan
At least for my room at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus, I did not have reliable and good A/C in my dorm room so the beginning of the school year was hot and hard to bear. Due to the fact that school starts on August 22nd, it will be extremely hot to start the school year and you need to make sure you are keeping yourself cool.
Bring a windbreaker for the wintertime
A big misconception about Arizona is that it is always hot and nice year round. That is not true as Arizona is a lot more diverse then people think when it comes to its environment. For example, last year it snowed in Scottsdale which is not far from the ASU Tempe campus! It can get cold in the winter especially at night where it drops as low as 44 degrees in the month or December and January, according to the NOAA(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). You'll thank me later that you at least pack one hoodie or windbreaker to save yourself from not only the cold weather but rain as well. Arizona has monsoons and when it rains during monsoon season it pours!
Bring a Brita water filter
Coming from Washington to Arizona I noticed right away that the water in Arizona is not the same as the water from Washington. Especially drinking the water from the sink as I noticed it had a different taste to it. I grew up very lucky as the water in Washington is much better than Arizona. Bringing a water filter helped me so much get used to the new transformation. I was then able to just take the water straight from the sink and not have to worry about the taste being bad or getting sick. My first week at ASU I drank the water from the sink and then got very sick for that day. Ever since that I day I have used my Brita water filter and have had no complaints from the water.
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