Electronics

While living in Witt, I have noticed certain things about the electronics. I mostly mean the internet and phone service. You can either connect to a wireless internet or a direct hook up. Both are about the same I believe. Both are also very inconsistent. I am able to freely surf the internet with no problems sometimes, but other times the internet takes forever or can't even connect. I especially get annoyed when I am playing Xbox. I enjoy playing online with my friends a lot, and the internet cuts in and out making it hard to play. The ITS people keep scheduling maintenance times, so I hope that they are working to make the internet better. I don't really use the phone very often, but it does ring a lot. When the phone rings, most of the time it is solicitations. I get voicemails occasionally, but I don’t have the password to check them. I must have missed that tutorial. The phone also has an annoying ring tone that usually scares me, but also I am not sure how to change that. Overall I am disappointed in the internet and bothered by the phone. I hope the internet will improve and solicitors will stop calling.

Sleeping in Witt

I have realized that sleeping in Witt has good things and bad things to it. Witt runs from north to south, and the rooms in Witt only have windows on the west side. Therefore, in the morning it stays very dark in your room because the sun does not directly shine in your room. A bad thing is that Witt echoes really badly. It then makes noises seem much louder than they are on the floor. We do have quite hours from eleven at night to six in the morning, but not everyone follows those rules. Another good thing about Witt for sleeping is that the rooms stay very cool. I like to be cool while I am sleeping. I can absolutely not sleep if I am hot and sweating. The mattresses in Witt are decent. I have a mattress pad over the mattress in order to maximize comfort, and I really like how comfortable the bed is. I also have an extra long bed, which is great considering I am 6’4”. All the beds in Witt are singles, which is standard in most dorms. Overall I sleep really well in Witt dorm. I love sleeping, so this is a big factor in my everyday life.