Meal Plan
I give Appalachian major kudos. Some schools have meal plans that I wouldn’t allow a raccoon to eat, but not APP. Advice? Get the super meal plan. Between your three meals a day, four coffees (don’t judge me), snacks, ice cream, the markets, and McAllisters; you’ll end up swiping your APPcard about as often as you breathe.
Variety
You won’t get bored with the food options here. I promise. On campus you get choices like: Chick-fil-a, WrAPPs, Noodle Works, pizza, The Sub Shop, Traditions, Habaneros, Homestyle, The Rivers Street Grille, and McAllisters. Wings every Monday, B for D (breakfast for dinner) every Thursday, and the best homemade Rice Krispy treats ever, everyday. Central Dining Hall will become your best friend. Plus, then you still have the off-campus options such as: Macado’s until 1:00 AM, Papa John’s until 2:00 AM, Jimmy John’s until 3:00 AM, and the Boone Bagelery for breakfast. Bottom line: no matter what, you will not starve in Boone.
Fair warning
If you are in a rush or ridiculously hungry and don’t want to wait in line to eati, do not go anywhere at 12:00 PM. Lunch at that time is ridiculous. It makes a stampede look petty. If you think you’re being sneaky by going to McAllisters or Trivette; newsflash: you’re not the only one who thought of that. Wait out the 30 minutes, it will be worth it, I swear.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
To shower or not to shower.
Communally Showering
If you are an only child this may be a rude awakening for you. Even if you shared your bathroom at home with a sibling or two it may still be an adjustment, just less of a shock. You’ll share showers, stalls, and sinks. It really isn’t as terrible as it seems. You get used to it quickly, because there is really no other choice.
Suggestions
Come with a shower caddy; it makes the entire process a lot easier. Leave all insecurities on a shelf, along with any history of being privileged with a private bathroom, and fears of being shy. You don’t have much of a choice. It’s either adapt to sharing with 34 other girls, or being the smelly girl on the floor. Your choice.
SHOES!
Although the cleaning staff is undoubtedly amazing; do not enter the dorm bathrooms barefoot. It’s just disgusting in theory and in practice. My best piece of advice: do NOT get flip flops to shower in. Spring for bona fide water shoes, they will definitely be worth the money. Flip flops are slippery, stay slippery, and have zero traction. If you slip leaving the bathroom and your head catches your fall on the tile step that separates the hallway and the bathroom ... you could end up becoming very familiar with the Watauga County Emergency Room, 21 stitches, and a concussion. I can vouch for it, personally.
Other things to watch out for
I’ve never had a problem with getting a stall, sink, or shower to use. Heads up though: if you are in the shower and you hear the toilet flush: MOVE, immediately. The water temperature goes up about 27 degrees, or at least it feels like. And do not treat the bathrooms like you would at home, your floormates won’t like you, and your cleaning staff is way too cool to have to deal with that.
If you are an only child this may be a rude awakening for you. Even if you shared your bathroom at home with a sibling or two it may still be an adjustment, just less of a shock. You’ll share showers, stalls, and sinks. It really isn’t as terrible as it seems. You get used to it quickly, because there is really no other choice.
Suggestions
Come with a shower caddy; it makes the entire process a lot easier. Leave all insecurities on a shelf, along with any history of being privileged with a private bathroom, and fears of being shy. You don’t have much of a choice. It’s either adapt to sharing with 34 other girls, or being the smelly girl on the floor. Your choice.
SHOES!
Although the cleaning staff is undoubtedly amazing; do not enter the dorm bathrooms barefoot. It’s just disgusting in theory and in practice. My best piece of advice: do NOT get flip flops to shower in. Spring for bona fide water shoes, they will definitely be worth the money. Flip flops are slippery, stay slippery, and have zero traction. If you slip leaving the bathroom and your head catches your fall on the tile step that separates the hallway and the bathroom ... you could end up becoming very familiar with the Watauga County Emergency Room, 21 stitches, and a concussion. I can vouch for it, personally.
Other things to watch out for
I’ve never had a problem with getting a stall, sink, or shower to use. Heads up though: if you are in the shower and you hear the toilet flush: MOVE, immediately. The water temperature goes up about 27 degrees, or at least it feels like. And do not treat the bathrooms like you would at home, your floormates won’t like you, and your cleaning staff is way too cool to have to deal with that.
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