WSU Family Grad Student Apartments Video Transcript

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- I looked for other private apartments,

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but I preferred this because I felt

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that I would be more secure if I lived in the university

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apartments.

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- It's very affordable and it's very near campus.

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I can walk and it's very convenient.

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- I think that there's more community closer to campus,

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and it creates a sense of well-being and culture

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and community.

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- The coordinators are pretty good with the--

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they always sponsor events like some ice skating,

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apple picking, pumpkin carving.

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So we know that is sponsored by the University.

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- All of us, all of the people who live here,

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are students, so we know each other.

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We know each other's schedules.

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- People who live here are from different countries.

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Some-- [? I've met ?] most of them, like to meet people.

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- My son goes to the WSU Children's Center

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and there are many families whose kids also go there.

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So it's that sense of community, that all of us

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belong to the same [? thing. ?]

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- Consolidating all of our bills into one place--

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it just reduces a lot of stress when it comes

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to paying bills every month.

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- We can easily call the maintenance people

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and they're prompt.

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We can trust them.

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- Well, I actually applied for WSU housing

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while serving in Peace Corps.

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I think I did the entire WSU Family Housing

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application from a Blackberry.

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- It's peaceful, it's safe.

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We like it.