Living off campus is very different than dorm living and, especially at Holy Cross, you have to deal with a lot of different things as that before may have never crossed your mind.

Handling with Landlords often feels like this from one day to the next:

And then they often drop in on you at inopportune times...

You come to realize that you now have to pay for utilities, rent, and food.

And you have to actually learn how to feed yourself, which often goes like this:

But then you realize that school gets in the way and you don't always have time to cook full meals, so you take some desperate measures:

And on the weekends, there are usually freshman lurking around outside the house like:

And you have to figure out how to gently escort them from your property.

Or deal with them when they won't be making it back out.

You have to learn how to do adult things like plunging your own toilet:

And deal with loud construction when you would rather be doing other things.

And find a parking spot.

And taking out the trash.

But you get to do it all with your friends still right there.

Which means it'll always be fun.