When I first went to college, I lived in this tiny little apartment. The owner of the apartment didn’t supply any air conditioning. He didn’t think that air conditioning was a necessity. He also told me I didn’t pay enough rent for him to supply me with air conditioning. I didn’t plan on being there very long. Because of circumstances I couldn’t control, I lived there for almost the entire time I was in college. My father bought me a portable air conditioning unit for the apartment when he came to visit me during my first semester break. He told me it wasn’t an expensive AC unit, but if it got me through until Christmas, he would get me a much better one. I didn’t have a window that was big enough for a traditional air conditioning unit. I also had to be careful with how much energy I used. My landlord would charge me if my bill went over $100 a month. He was okay if I used a fan, but it had to be a small fan that wouldn’t use much electricity. By the time summer ended, I couldn’t think of anything better than having a good portable air conditioner. If the cheaper AC unit could keep me comfortable during the hot summer days in the south, a good portable air conditioner would keep me even more comfortable. When I told my dad how well the cheap portable AC unit worked, he was pleased, and promised me an even better one for Christmas. The new AC unit kept me cool for the rest of my college years.