College, dorms, and roommates

Living off campus ftw.

My experience living in a dorm: super chatty roommate, she would even try to get in on the conversation I was having with my boyfriend over skype (cuz we had the whole long distance thing going on). It was hard to study and get homework done because she was alwaysssssss talking. She was nice, though. So she had that going for her. As for the floor I was on, guys were nice enough but not really talkative, they were more interested in doing stupid things (like making a giant plantain out of snow) and one night stands. One guy admitted that he wasnt even there to graduate, he just liked the college party life.

I made friends with two girls on the floor and we would hang out pretty often so that was nice. I still keep in contact with them via Facebook occasionally.

The shared kitchen was beyond gross. Dishes sat unwashed for weeks. Don't get me started on how nasty the stove was.

Second semester roommate: quiet awkward girl. She was friendly, just seemed a bit odd. Was gone most of the time.

As of now, I live off campus, probably about 20 minutes north of the Univeristy I'm now attending. I live with my boyfriend and we're usually out doing things, like climbing up a mountain or hiking some trail, on the weekends. Neither of us are really party people. Can't say I really hang out with many people from school. Maybe 2-3 classmates occasionally.

Current roommate is usually always gone. When he is here, he brings women with him. Hes black, and I'm white, so we have a lot of cultural differences. I'm not racist, but Black Gospel (this is an official genre of music) isn't really my thing, nor is R&B. None of that really matters, though, compared to his insane sleep schedule. Doors slam at absolutely stupid hours of the early morning, between 2-4 AM. I never say anything about it, but it doesn't help when I get told point blank to invest in an eyemask and earplugs at 2 in the morning (without complaining about his habits to him at all). He's a nice guy, I don't hate him or anything. But we have absolutely nothing in common, and we're not very close. When he does sleep, its usually during the day; This makes it difficult to get much done. He's borrowed a small amount of money and eaten a bit of my food. Don't mind that too terribly much.

I remember one week where he had "studied so hard with this nice little lady last night" that he "decided to have a cuddle session". For a few days. Couldn't turn the lights on at 3 in the afternoon. Had to go elsewhere for a few days. There are also the days where he would stay up into the late hours of the morning watching movies with a girl in our room on a massive 50 inch plasma, which is kinda hard to ignore if you're trying to go to sleep.


What redeems all of this is the fact that I had an outstanding roommate last year. I didn't have much in common with him either, but we got along great, and he was very very considerate. But then again, that was at a Junior College, and this is university.