"Each morning the nuns, some of them in their 90s, cook breakfast for the house–a variety of pancakes, eggs, sausage, fruits and juice. They clean the building and host parties so residents can get to know each other. A karaoke machine sits in the dining room and the nuns sometimes join the singing"
Convent boarding houses are affordable and clean, but there are rules: curfews, chores and sometimes nuns who vet boyfriends.