(whimsical music)
- This was my room, 4E, E for excitement.
Buh. Doi-oi-oi-oi-oi-oing.
(whimsical music)
A walk down memory lane, this is my co-op.
Da da da da, this is where we would
share our communal responsibilities.
Workin' as a team, I'm not surprised there are dirty dishes.
And this is where we would share our mutual dance parties
as a team, oh my god, I loved it.
Can't believe, I feel like I'm
Ebeneezer Scrooge walking through my memories.
Everything smells the same as it did before,
and yet, what's changed here is me.
So this is my first room, right there.
There used to be a maintenance board here
where people would write their maintenance complaints
and I would do my best to fulfill them.
Wow, the free pile has really grown.
So this is the free pile, where people exchange stuff,
but it is quite, it has grown quite a bit.
Da da da da, couches are still the same.
I hooked up on these couches,
I don't know if they've ever, ever been washed.
The art on the walls has grown quite a bit.
That's supposed to be open, this is a fire door,
this should be open for safety, for safety.
There, oh, no, okay it's not working right now.
Oh this is like an entire Adventure Time inspired room!
Oooh, ahhh! (whimsical music)
(ding) This is where I spent
a lot of my time, in this room,
which was, this used to be the TV room.
Oh, it still is, whoa, upgrade, upgrade!
This was the TV room, it seems that they have now covered
the couches, I'd hate to take a black light to any of this.
This was the maintenance closet, I was the maintenance
manager, I bet there's somebody in here, hello?
Oh, wow, you know, can I say something?
I'm gonna go ahead and say I am surprised that it's less
organized than when I was the maintenance manager, wowza!
It's also, to be fair, it's winter break right now,
so nobody's actually living here.
Dee dee dee, dee dee dee, dee dee dee dee dee.
Aww, leavin' their mark, that's so awesome,
makes me wish I had drawn something on the walls.
Spring 2011.
Oh, hey guys.
Okay, so I'll take ya up to my
room, what used to be my room.
We can't go in, obviously, 'cause it's somebody's room now.
Oh my god, this was, oh my god.
So there's lotsa rooms, 60 women lived here together
and I was in charge of the plumbing.
Think this is why I'm really good
at conflict crisis management.
So my last room I lived in, because I had been here the
longest, I was on the top floor.
Da da da, oh hey.
I lived right here, this was my bathroom.
Memories.
This was my room, 4E, E for excitement.
Obviously someone else lives there now, so I can't really
go in there at all but uh, can't believe it's all real.
Okay, come on.
And last but not least, the piece de resistance,
let's take a sneaky peek at the roof,
home to many complex conversations about
the meaning of life and also, you know.
(ding)
(gasps) Oh my god, wow, I can't believe.
Classic, hey oh, so many love stories here.
There were so many young lovers meeting for the first time.
Do you see why I am the way that I am?
- Yeah, I love it, it's so cool.
- [Hannah] Isn't it great? - Mmhm.
- [Hannah] Okay, ready for the roof?
- Yeah.
(whimsical music)
- Ah yeah, the people that lived
there before us had just done this.
Look at that, the tiger's ruined.
(whimsical music)
- You can't really see much of the view, but
in the distance, you can make out,
well you can make out on the roof a lot,
but look, right there is a clock tower.
Beautiful, beautiful Berkeley!
- Wee! - [Hannah] You like the rain?
- Not my favorite. - Am I your favorite?
- You're my favorite. - Yay!
I disagree. (whimsical music)
That's awesome, it's so awesome.
I love to see what this place has become
and I love the fact that even after
not living here for almost ten years,
it still feels like the same space for me.
It's like, you look at these walls and you think,
wow, there's a lotta freedom, but really, there's a lotta
trust and freedom is nothing without trust
and trust is nothing without freedom.
Happy New Year.
And last but not least, right there is the first time
I ever had homemade carne asada and it's still
like the best carne asada I ever had.
(whimsical music)
(laughter)
- [Ella] Was this you, college student
walking down the street? - That's me,
college student walking down the street,
entering Hoyt Hall, all women, all learning!
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