{"id":131173,"date":"2021-10-07T13:33:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T11:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=131173"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:54","slug":"forced-to-live-in-a-snore-filled-dormitory-i-dont-know-how-much-longer-i-can-bear-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/10\/07\/forced-to-live-in-a-snore-filled-dormitory-i-dont-know-how-much-longer-i-can-bear-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Forced to live in a snore-filled dormitory: ‘I don’t know how much longer I can bear it’"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the academic year has been underway for over a month, many students are staying in hostels out of necessity. In the jam-packed Ani & Haakien hostel, near Central Station, three students talk about their experiences.<\/p>\n

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The common area of \u200b\u200bhostel Ani & Haakien is the study place for the students present.<\/span>

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The hostel is fun, but the snore-filled dormitory not so much<\/h2>\t
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Eugeen (second year International Business Administration)<\/p>\n

Two weeks in the hostel<\/p>\n

Has lowered standards considerably, but remains hopeful<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n

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IBA student Eugeen is forced to stay in hostel Ani & Haakien.<\/span>

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\u201cThe first year of my study was completely online, so I followed it from Kiev. This year, I have a few subjects where I have to be physically present. Although there was a form you could use to apply to take the year entirely online, I unfortunately did not qualify as an \u2018exceptional\u2019 case. Luckily, I knew in advance how difficult it is to find a room at the moment, so I don\u2019t have a lot of stress yet. Even though it is annoying of course that so far, I\u2019ve only been rejected when I apply for rooms.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this point, I\u2019m not specifically looking for a good room anymore. At first, I thought about a furnished studio, then an ordinary studio, then a room, but now I\u2019m happy if I find anything at all. The location doesn\u2019t really matter to me; I can definitely manage a 30-minute bike ride. I\u2019ve also made a concession in terms of my budget and now I would accept a rent of 800 euros. The hostel is more expensive because it\u2019s such a busy time, so staying here will cost me more than that this month.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing in a hostel has advantages and disadvantages. The people are chill, there are some fun film and karaoke nights and the free coffee is great. On the other hand, as a light sleeper, a snore-filled dormitory is no fun at all. I always wake up a few times every night, despite my noise-cancelling earplugs. The other night, for example, someone was eating an apple really noisily at two o\u2019clock in the morning. Unfortunately, that\u2019s part of life too. I would love to see a message appear in a group app right now that says: \u2018We have a room available, who wants to move in with us?\u2019 But until then, given how long people stay here on average, I will be here for at least another week. I hope\u2026<\/p>\n\n\t

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