By: Jaures Bong
Jaures Bong is a graduating college student that is finishing his studies in the summer at Georgia Southern University. He is spending his last few months in Statesboro, though it has not been easy.
Jaures lives in housing off campus. He has had touble with leasing office paying off he house due to troubles with roommates.
Jaures has been on the verge of eviction 3 times in just a single semester. The require payment to help save the house was 2,400 dollars which he managed to pay, though it took a toll on other things.
Due to having to pay a such immense amount to save the house, some things had to be sacrificed. Water was one of the things that was sacrificed.
Jaures was sleeping on a futon the was given to him by a friend. This is where he lays his head to rest at night.
Since there is no water at Jaure's house, it means he can not take showers. Jaures has to go to a peer's house everyday to take a shower.
Everyday, Jaures grabs his necessary clothes for the day and brings them when he goes to his peer's house. He changes there after he does his morning routine at the peer's house.
Water was not the only thing that was sacrificed , electricity was aswell. He is unable to heat up foods that he has to eat.
The electricity has been out at Jauures's house for over a month. This caused the food in the refrigerater to go bad.
The water in Jaures' house was abruptly turned off. This means that any dishes in the sink were not able to be cleaned due to the lack of water.
The microwave is not the only thing that is off, so is the oven. If Jaures wants to cook anything, he has to go to his peer's house to do so.
The window blinds in Jaures house are broken due to former parties that were thrown. They have to put a black sheet on the window in order to cover it.
There are a lot of things to be upset about, yet Jaures still find reasons to be grateful. He recently graduated Class 22' at Georgia Southern.
Georgia Southern has a pantry that provides food for students. Jaures goes there twice a week to get food and necessities.
Jaures has clothes left in the washer machine. The laudry was in mid progress when the electricity was turned off.
The back door of Jaures house does no work. It was broken due to constant people coming in and out of the house.
Jaures has his vehicle, "Veronica", that he is able to use for transportation. This car allows him to get from point A to point B.
Jaures is CEO of a clothing brand named VSTRO. He sells hats to make amends meet.
Jaures has supportive friends that are aware of his struggles. They let him use the shower, cook, and chill when he can.
Jaures sets up his work space in an extra room that his peer's have available. This way Jaures is still able to do his passion of making music and do summer classes.
