“People think living with family is quiet and predictable.”

It's not.
My house is loud, supportive, and always busy.

My name is Kashan — most people call me Kashto — and I'm finishing my Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurship at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto.

Outside of school, I spend a lot of time building my YouTube channel where I create content around acting in shows and movies. Recording, editing, studying, creating. That's basically what my days look like.

Right now I live with my mom and my two younger sisters.
One thing I genuinely enjoy about living with other people is the energy. When you're around people, the house doesn't feel empty. Something is cooking, someone is watching a show, someone is telling a story from their day.

And when you're feeling stressed and sitting alone with it, there's always someone around to talk to or laugh with. That energy actually pushes me to stay productive too. When other people are moving around things, it makes you feel like you should also be productive.

“But sharing a home isn't always perfect. One challenge is noise and different schedules.”

I have classes, edit content, and study so sometimes I need quiet. But someone else might be on a call, watching TV, or moving around the house.
That can make focus harder sometimes.

One moment that really sums up shared living happened when I was recording a YouTube video analyzing a Netflix show. I was trying to sound serious and professional while breaking down an acting moment — and halfway through my recording, one of my sisters started playing something completely random. I tried to stay composed for the video but I couldn't stop laughing.

That's the thing about living with people. Nothing ever goes exactly as planned.

In our home, chores and responsibilities work mostly through understanding. If something needs to happen, someone does it. Laundry, dishes, meals, things. Nobody is keeping score.
That system works because everyone respects the space.

The biggest lesson I've learned from sharing a home is patience. Everyone has different habits, different routines, and different ways of doing things. You learn to give people room, and in return, you get the same.

Once you understand that, living with other people becomes a lot easier. And honestly, more enjoyable. I'm pretty happy with my living situation, and I think the reason it works is because we all genuinely care about how the other person is feeling.