Living without windows

[RamenAddict]

Originally Posted by Lillie767

Depressing but only for a few days.



Imagine lonely freshman, first time away from home, trying to adjust to a new environment and feeling depressed. Spending hours alone in his room while he tries to study. A common problem among college freshmen. Having no sunlight or outside views won't help his depression.

I don’t disagree. I had some friends in grad school that moved into a converted garage apartment that had only skylights. One was VERY depressed. Let’s just say it didn’t end well, unfortunately.

I absolutely had the freshman depression myself. It wasn’t really my first time alone, but going from FL to the Midwest and experiencing my first real winter was tough. It was a bad one too- sleeting when I moved out of the dorm my first year and snowing 2’ the first day of spring. I also had a recurring sinus infection that made me pretty sick. IIRC, I came back from winter break and was literally laying down in the back of the classroom because I was so lightheaded that I could not even stand.

[.sparrow.]

What a sick, demented idea.

[rabbit33]

For a lot of students, the quality of dorms makes a difference in their selection. I remember touring A&M in August and observing the scholarship freshman dorms WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING in College Station. Nope, nope, nopeitty nope nope nope. Not gonna live in Texas without AC.

[tickyul]

I think most homes have too many windows.

I am fine with a window as an emergency-escape in each room, and maybe one more......smaller windows at that.

Windows everywhere in most homes, way too many for my liking. Also, some genius came-up with the bright idea to put windows on entrance-doors. Like yeah, almost as bad as a
flashing-sign to criminals that says go-here-for-easy-access. Glass sliding-doors, another
glass-based invite for criminals.