Tag: house-share
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Ten Lessons from Living with 76 Housemates: A Love Letter to Shared Living
Introduction: A lifetime in shared spaces I’ve always loved living in house-shares. Maybe it’s the memory of growing up as the fourth of five kids in a small Cork town, or the stubborn belief that a crowded home beats a lonely, overpriced bedsit. Over two decades I lived with a staggering 76 people across Dublin,…
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Ten House-Share Lessons from 76 Roommates
Introduction: The strange, generous energy of a house-share I’ve lived in more households than most people visit in a lifetime. Growing up as the fourth of five in Cork, the idea of living among a crowd never felt crowded or claustrophobic the way a quiet, expensive Dublin bedsit did. Over two decades and 76 housemates…