Dear Freshman Roommate ,

In August when I got the email that I had been waiting all summer for, I didn't expect to see your name next to my room number. We had known each other since fifth grade, but we hadn't really known each other. We both had come from a relatively small high school, okay very small. By the time we reachedhigh school graduation we knew all one hundred of our classmates, including each other. But how on earth did we end up sharing not only a high school but a college and subsequently a dorm room?

At first, I couldn't believe it. I selected the randomized roommate option so I was baffled that we even got put together. In a sense, I just didn't know what to expect since I didn't really know you, but I heard some not so great things about you. I had thought that we would never get along. You were sociable and outgoing in high school, and I was more reserved and introverted. Then, I felt a sense of relief. At least we weren't completely in the dark about each other.

Moving into the tiny dorm room together was a little weird at first. We had to quickly get used to everything from changing in front of one another to sleep schedules. But now, almost the end of our first semester, everything works great. We share snacks, clean together, and even have conversations together. We're not best friends, though, and that's totally okay.

I remember you almost never seeing me awake. It just so happens that every time you enter our room, I'm either in full sleep mode or napping. Sometimes I'm just laying down to relax so I have to declare, "I'm not sleeping! I promise." Whenever I happen to walk in, you're half naked; trying to find just the right thing to wear. Never settling for less that the best.

We are different versions of the same kind of person. We both are incredibly hard working and value our education. While we both like our sides of the room to be clean, we have two separate definitions of what clean means. And we both spend a ridiculous amount of time watching Netflix, but different shows. We balance each other and while we may not walk away from this experience as best friends, now we know each other.

From,

Your content roommate