So I have yet to get used to this hostel lifestyle. Before, when I travelled in Asia, I never stayed in hostels much, always sharing rooms with friends or fellow students. Today in our room at the Weary Traveller Hostel in Tulum, Mexico I got out of the shower to find my four fellow male roommates hanging out in the room. I hadn't even met them yet, let alone a first meeting when I'm wrapped in a sarong.
And sleeping with strangers is a bit unnerving. I'm not concerned for my safety; everyone is in the same situation and must be respectful of fellow dorm mates. It's just that sleeping is an intimate activity and to share it with a room of strangers and their nighttime noises is just strange.
But I like this hostel and the people here. Dinner is a communal event; for $4 you get a burger and unlimited salad bar but you cook the burger yourself on a big grill with everyone else. Then we all sit at long tables and talk about where we come from, where we've been and where we are all going.
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