Several of our Travellers Auto Barn staff members are backpackers and are living in backpacker hostels. We asked them about the pros & cons of living on a day to day basis in hostels …

PROS

• Party Party Party – you can party 24/7 – often including free drinks
• Cultural experience – you get to meet people from all around the world and learn a lot more about each culture
• Social lifestyle – you learn how to become more sociable and improve you social communication skills – invaluable, especially once your backpacker days are over…
• Friends around the world – no comment needed..

CONS:

• Drugs & alcohol – it is fun for the first few weeks but on a daily basis a real concern, epecially if you have to go to work or share rooms with a bunch of party animals
• Lack of privacy – you are surrounded by people 24/7; proper sleep does not exist
• Safety/Space – keeping an eye on your valuables and locking them up all the time can be quite annoying but also the lack of space for your personal stuff can create headaches
• Kitchen issues – dirty sinks or plates are common….not able to cook when you want. And of course, McDonalds is always around with $4.95 meals – and ensuring that non of your pants will fit anymore after a month
• Social behaviour – not everyone is fun & understanadble – waking up to “love” sessions or screaming in the dorms is comon

But no matter how bad some of the experiences were – all of them would do it again and could never consider living in a shared appartment…

BACKPACKER HOSTELS RULE!!!!!

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