Hostel Life

Despite the crappy living condition, hostel life was very interesting and stimulating. I met people from everywhere and even places I never thought existed. Mostly very nice people, occasional weirdos and I made many good friends there. Drinking was a daily thing. It was a level playing ground as everyone was poor in London. It was totally non-pretentious, with exception to a rare few (i.e. Gucci bag carriers expecting 5 star hotel service in a hostel), I learned a lot about different cultures, ate and drank a lot of different stuff.

We cooked, we ate, we drank, we went out and complained how expensive London was together. There wasn't any division - nationality, age, occupation or even language barrier. We were all the same. French, Germans, Americans, Dutch, Spanish, Italians, Irish, Canadians, Swedish, you name it. We shared the same food, drank the same beer and shared our experiences and feelings.

People come and go but my hostel culture maintained.