7 TIPS FOR LIVING ALONE IN MILAN
Modern, full of opportunities and open to new ideas: in a nutshell this is the business card that Milan can offer to all students who look for the first time at its borders, eager to achieve the best educational success in the excellent Universities you can find in the Lombard capital.
But how to live alone in Milan? Which are the best advices that all students should know before closing their suitcase and depart?
1. Find the right roommates
Before even thinking about how and where to explore in Milan, it is good to have a safe and comfortable “base camp”, populated by the right roommates. Moreover, in the eyes of off-site students, Milan offers several alternatives, such as a room rent in a shared apartment with other students, a studio rent in which you live by yourself or a university campus.
It’s the third option that is increasingly popular. On the other hand, it is difficult to give up the comforts that only a campus for university students in Milan can offer, such as cleaning and coin-operated laundry services, access to study rooms and outdoor areas, gyms and other gathering places.
You will therefore have your private and personal spaces available and, when you wish, you can share your study experiences or your free time with other students who live on the Campus.
2. Learn to live with yourself
The University Student Campuses offer many solutions to manage your Milanese experience in the best possible way. You will therefore be able to discover or rediscover the pleasure of spending some time alone and, when you feel like it, share moments of conviviality with your Campus colleagues.
In the light of this, learn first of all to live with yourself. Find a good balance with the new rhythms imposed by studying and cut out corners of solitude to use for thinking and planning your life: it will surely be an added value that will improve the quality of your learning.
3. Learn to cook and avoid premade meals
When you are an off-site student, there is a very high risk of worsening the quality of your diet, perhaps resorting to fast food or prepackaged foods. Well, our suggestion is not to neglect this area of your daily life, because both your mood and your body will suffer from it.
Instead, try to learn how to cook on your own, perhaps using the services within the university campus structure.
Occasionally you can also organize, together with your study colleagues, some excursions outside the residence: in Milan you will find for example a wide choice of restaurants for every taste: from Italian to international cuisine, there is a wide range of alternatives for all budgets.
In this regard, we remind you that Milan is probably the Italian metropolis with the best transport network. In addition to the metro and buses, there are more than 20 train stations, many trams, car and bike sharing opportunities and much more. In short, you will certainly not run the risk of being left without a “passage” to get to your favorite destination.
4. Learn to deal with house problems on your own
Milan has the reputation of being one of the most expensive cities in Italy. But is it really so? Do you know how much does it costs to live alone in Milan?
On average, the cost of living in the Lombard capital is higher than in other large Italian cities but… be careful not to fall into the temptation to make excessive generalizations.
As it is a city so rich in alternatives and choices, a little organization is enough to be able to comfortably manage your stay in Milan, optimizing every expense.
Furthermore, we remind you that staying on university Campuses, the vast majority of the expenses that will have to be faced will be included in the monthly fee!
In short, if you run into any household problem, within the Campus you will have available all the assistance services you need, without having to bother using external services that could be much more expensive. Not bad, right?
5. Build a weekly routine in order to remember everything
Life as a university student can overwhelm you with the tasks related to studying and managing your needs. In short, the time that previously seemed abundant may suddenly seem insufficient.
For this reason, we recommend that you prepare a program that is consistent with your needs, drawing up an agenda that allows you to save some free time for yourself.
For example, if you are a university student you should remember that Milan has a truly remarkable sports offer!
The CUS offers more than 100 different courses in over 10 sports facilities, both with activities directly managed by the institution, and in sports centers affiliated with the institution itself.
The CUS of Milan also directly manages three major reference facilities such as the Palacus Idroscalo, the Giurati Sports Center and the Pro Patria Sports Center, with soccer fields, basketball, tennis, volleyball and much more.
By the way, we also made a contribution: take a look at our recent article on the In-Domus Cup 2021 Soccer Tournament!
Again, we remind you that the Milanese University has developed a network of relationships and agreements with cultural bodies and associations capable of promoting the exchange between academic cultural life and that of local initiatives.
As a Milanese university student, you will have access to many activities and concessions for public and private events.
6. Studying in a tidy and clean place helps
In the last paragraph we referred to the need to prepare a healthy routine to better plan all your commitments, and leave you some space for free time and entertainment.
Well, speaking of routine, we cannot fail to emphasize how important it is to ensure a clean and always tidy environment, and how the possibility of being able to live in a context with these characteristics can give you an enviable helping hand for a better study.
Resorting to the services of a university campus is also this: being able to have a cleaning service included in the monthly fee, which can guarantee you an environment arranged all day, every day!
7. Don’t accumulate to-wash clothes
The clothes to wash that accumulate on the bedroom chair are a constant for all off-site students. On the other hand, doing laundry is in itself an unwelcome habit and… it is even more so for a student who does not have much time available, between lessons and studying.
Fortunately, there is a solution: on Campus for university students there is in fact an always accessible coin-operated laundry service that will give you the opportunity to wash clothes as many times as you want, without queues and inconveniences.
Conclusion: a profound change that helps you grow
From the above lines you should have realized how exciting and challenging it can be to take on your new life as a college student.
For our part, we hope that these brief tips on how-to live-in Milan alone have been useful to you.
If you want to know more about how we can guarantee you access to the best accommodation on our university campuses, all you have to do is contact us and schedule a guided tour of our facilities:we are waiting for you!
