Thinking about what I missed in my blog, I realized that people who want to go for the first time are interested in the details. At least I was interested in knowing how this or that process works. I will try to describe all the processes I encountered.
- Finding a place to stay.
I was a fool and didn't prepare in advance for this almost most important part of life, namely, a place to live. I was lucky to meet normal, savvy guys on the very first day, but what if I hadn't? So prepare a plan in advance. In many towns popular with students, like Virginia Beach, people meet students right at the Greyhound station and swarm like taxi drivers at an airport. "Housing, housing, cheap housing." That's the first option. But mostly these are compatriots: Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Russians, Ukrainians, etc. Students here are a freely convertible currency. In front of me, one girl was traded for a car repair. That is, one landlord moves a student girl to another in exchange for fixing his car. The second option is to walk around small motels and hotels. Some of them will have it written right on them: Students welcome. Weekly and monthly rentals.
The cost per week ranges from $65 to $90.
The conditions (in such hotels) are about the same for everyone: at least 4 people in a room, a kitchen, and a shower. They try to make sure that girls live with girls, and boys with boys... But, in principle, the presence of both sexes in my room never bothered me)))
P.S. The third way - open yourself to the world! ))) I'm not joking! So you have nowhere to live. You arrived and got confused (although you will get confused anyway, even if you read a hundred thousand such blogs). Go out to the street where there are a bunch of shops, cafes, and restaurants. Almost every one of them already has at least one student working there. They stand out from the crowd, so feel free to approach them, get to know them, and ask: where do you live? are there any more spots? how much do you pay? and blah-blah...
