I made the decision to live on campus this summer as a Summer Resident Advisor, and I wasn't really sure how it would go. Most of my friends went back to their homes all across the world. Only a few stayed, and there was only about 40 students living on campus in the same building. Compared to the fact that my school usually has over a thousand students living on campus during the rest of the year, it was more than a bit of a chance.

It wasn't something I regretted though. I've really enjoy these past three months on campus, but it was not quite what I expected.

I moved into my apartment shortly after everyone moved out and settled in. My roommate is awesome, another Resident Advisor, who is just as big of a nerd as I am. Having access to a kitchen was a nice change of base for the both of us because we could cook whenever we wanted. Learned how to cook a decent meal for under ten dollars which was great.

It was more like being on my own than just living in a dorm. It was a nice change of pace to live in a place that actually seemed like my own that I share, and gave me a more real taste of living on my own than just a room to myself.

I learned things about my campus while I was here, which was entertaining. I learned that offices close in the afternoons on Friday in June, which was interesting but extremely good to know. I realized just how comfortable walking in front of our chapel at night is because it's beautiful, and I'm usually too distracted to notice it when I'm going by during the school year. The whole campus has been so peaceful this summer, and it's been amazing.

I got to learn which residence halls were haunted, which was quite an experience. Besides the fact that it wasn't the one that we told it was, I got grabbed with no one near me while I was doing furniture checks. Not fun and totally terrifying.

I also learned how many desks I could fit in an elevator. It's 10, by the way. Not something I ever expect to know, but a nice fun fact for those moving furniture.

However, I also learned about myself from living on campus all summer. I learned how I spend time when I'm not with my family or in classes. That was definitely different because I hadn't really done that outside the week for Thanksgiving or weekends.

I learned how to spend more time on my own than I had before and I learned how to share a living space with someone who I wasn't sharing a room with and wasn't my family.

And of course, I learned a few new things that I like. I love "Hamilton" and "Phantom of the Opera." I got to be reminded of things that I don't get to do during the school year too like reading and writing.

I also got some great time with my friends. Trampoline places, late night cards, watching the cooking channel till a ridiculous time and so many other things. There might not have been a lot of people here, but it those that were made it a great time.

Overall, it was definitely a good experience. Taking a summer differently than I had in the past was interesting, eye-opening, and occasionally terrifying when I discovered that the building was in fact haunted.