I’m a student at UC Berkeley, living in a house with 11 other girls. We have only 3 bathrooms, and I sleep in the sunroom.

• I’m a junior at the University of California Berkeley, and I live in an off-campus house.
• I share the seven bedrooms and three bathrooms with 11 other female students.
• We’re all very social, host events, and hang out in our private backyard.

I’m a junior at the University of California Berkeley, studying political science. I live off-campus in a large house with 11 other female students.

Our single-family home was built in the early 1900s — and you can tell. The windows are single-pained, the door knobs are difficult to turn, and the wooden floors are scratched and tarnished.

I met a girl subletting a room on Facebook Marketplace, and I moved in with her in this strange house. A random house has become my home, and a random group of girls has become my best friends.

I liked how my mom described the place when I first moved in: “It’s cozy; it’s got character.”

Take a look inside to see if you agree.