By Marvin Seekoei
Moving into an apartment on the Workaway program with
strangers can be a very stressful situation but as an 8 season veteran I just
thought that I would like to share some of the tips that have worked very well
for me over the seasons.
- Get to know your
housemates and especially your room mate as soon as possible.
- First impressions
always lasts so enter your home with a positive mind-set. Homesickness is
real so try to be as polite as possible.
- The first few
weeks can be very hard as some people will be missing home. Try to post
everyone’s schedule up in the house weekly so that everyone can know each
others work schedule to avoid that the other housemates don’t have a late
nights at home with guests which could disturb that housemate’s sleeping
pattern for the next working day.
- Try to have a petty
cash for the house of minimum $20 per pay check to cover things like
cleaning products, washing powder, toilet paper, milk, coffee etc. because
there’s certain things you will always have to share.
- Try to have dinner
once a week with your housemates and use it as an opportunity to keep a
channel of communication open.
- Agree on a general
cleaning schedule for the month as a clean house always causes less
tension and irritation between housemates.
- Keep all bedrooms
private and a no-go zone for any visitors and use communal areas only for
guests.
If you follow these tips I can guarantee that
you will have the best time of your life and make friendships that could last
for a lifetime!
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