The room is unlike anything I expected.

Honestly, it is larger than I imagined and maybe even bigger than what I had back home. My room always felt closed off, in some ways.

The walls here are painted a soft rose color, but shadows seem to cling to the edges where the warm glow of the lights overhead can’t quite reach.

An enormous four-poster bed with a canopy is the center of the room, pushed against the left side wall. The dark cherry frame is polished and almost glistens in the light. The ...