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Apartment Living in 阿利坎特
住房 阿利坎特 非常独特. The city is extremely walker-friendly. 一切都位于市中心，除了阿利坎特大学. In the specific apartment I lived in for the semester 宝博体育, I lived with two other female roommates. There were two bedrooms and one bathroom; I shared a bedroom with one other roommate and my other roommate had a bedroom for herself. The apartment is located on a pedestrian-only street, Calle San Francisco, also known as the Mushroom Street. 这条街被称为蘑菇街，因为那里有高大的蘑菇雕像，还有散落在各处的蟾蜍屋.
法蒂玛(左)、佩姬(我)和索菲亚(右)都住在旧金山大街上的一套公寓里.
法蒂玛和我合住一间卧室，索菲亚在后面住一间单间. 我们都是在搬进公寓的时候第一次见面.
在公寓里
Within the apartment, 我们有一个带两个阳台的大客厅，可以俯瞰步行街, 一个厨房, a smaller bathroom, 还有一间餐厅. In the kitchen is a washing machine, but there’s no dryer. We were provided with a drying rack and clothes pins, though.
In our kitchen, we have a stove, oven, and washing machine.
洗衣机通常放在厨房里，因为没有别的地方放它们. Then all the utilities are centrally located. In 西班牙, there are rarely dryers to go with the washing machines. 如图所示，每个人都有晾衣架，或者窗户外的晾衣绳. 你会在城市里四处走走，看到每个人都把衣服晾在阳台上.
Our drying racks on our balcony.
我们的公寓里摆满了厨房用具、床单、毛巾和Wi-Fi.
索菲亚在洗盘子和打扫厨房，为第二天做准备.
东航卡帕给了我们厨房里的餐具以及之前学生购买的剩余清洁用品.
这是我们公寓里的一个浴室，我们和其他三个学生共用.
Our bathroom was compact but functional. There's plenty of room to move around, but it's really only big enough for one person at a time, otherwise people are bumping into each other.
我们甚至有幸拥有一台有几个西班牙语频道的电视. 作为室友，我们晚上最喜欢做的事情之一就是坐在客厅里看西班牙真人秀相亲节目.
这是我们的公共区域，我们花了大部分时间在这里闲逛和聊天.
我们喜欢看电视，打牌，打盹，或者只是在客厅的公共区域聊天. 我们有两个阳台，可以让我们在听音乐和人行道上的聊天时获得一些空气流通.
需要注意的一点是:并非所有公寓都配有电梯. My roommates and I had to learn that the hard way. 我们在三楼，不得不提着50磅重的手提箱爬上狭窄的楼梯, 所以，当 packing for study abroad 因为这取决于你住的地方，你可能要把它搬上一两层楼梯.
作为参考，这些是通往我们公寓的楼梯.
楼梯又窄又陡，抬着沉重的手提箱上去非常困难. 大多数公寓楼都没有电梯，尤其是老一些的公寓楼. 阿利坎特的建筑有许多独特的风格，使它们都与众不同.
Near the Apartment
With our apartment being located in the city center, we’re steps away from all the shops, 餐厅, 酒吧/俱乐部, and even the beach. 从我们的公寓走到海滩大约需要五分钟! There are also supermarkets that are close by. 较大的那家是El Corte inglsams，步行五分钟就能找到任何你可能需要的东西. 该地区还有一些较小的停车场，距离公寓两分钟的路程就能把生活必需品送到那里.
波斯蒂盖海滩距离我们的公寓步行大约八分钟.
沿着海滩，有餐厅和酒吧，坐在那里可以俯瞰大海. At the beach, you'll find all sorts of activities going on. 椅子和雨伞可以出租，而且有足够的空间可以放一条毛巾.
从加州旧金山从A地到B地非常容易. The tram stop is eight minutes away from our apartment, which is how I choose to commute to classes at the university. 住市中心, 你需要有交通工具，因为坐电车到校园需要25-30分钟. 但, once you get on the tram, 你不必换车，你可以一直坐同一辆车直到下车.
总的来说，我很幸运能得到东航卡帕的住房机会. 离市中心的一切都很近，这是非常有益的, 让探索和融入当地文化变得更容易.
佩奇的 是西班牙阿利坎特的内容创作者和摄影师，目前正在圣. Ambrose University.
