Us full-timers grin and bear it because this is when the commercial areas make their money to sustain them the rest of the year. It can be frustrating but you will learn to go to everything super early, find restaurants off campus or adjust your dining schedule to real early or really late, shop at the supermarket during dinner time when others are at the restaurants. We eat breakfast late, skip lunch and have a really early dinner and my husband will snack later. Once you meet your neighbors have driveway parties, coffee hours, book clubs, card games, bunco, mahjong groups at home and rotate hosts. Being flexible keeps you sane.
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