For my entire life up until college, I had a room to myself. Growing up, I was an only child, which meant that I never had to share a room with anybody. So, naturally when I applied to college and learned that I was going to have not just one roommate, but two roommates (in a room that was only meant to hold 2 people, no less!) I was a little bit skeptical, to say the least. It's not that I really had a problem that I had two roommates, it was more that I didn't really know how to efficiently use my space in a room. How much space would I have in this new room? Would I have room for all my clothes? Most importantly, where was I going to fit all of my books for school?

All my questions were answered when I got to school for move-in day my freshman year. Thankfully, I had enough room for most of my clothes and books, I met my roommates and we situated our room the best way we thought we could, trying to maximize space in our crowded room. Naturally, we decided to stack our microwave on top of our mini fridge and on top of that we had our TV. Of course we didn't always respect each other's space but we tried our best for the most part. We sometimes got our stuff mixed up with somebody else's and there would be a little tension for a day or two but then it'd clear up.

One of the things that I never really thought would develop was what can only be dubbed as "pillow talk." Pillow talk are those conversations that you and your roommates have that are about literally anything, there are were no limits on where the conversations were going. This has continued through the entire time I've lived in my dorm, but we would talk about some of the stupidest stuff ever to the most serious and that's what I think makes it cool having roommates that you don't know that well your first year. We got to know each other on a fairly good level and we'd know about all of our relationships and girls we liked.

Getting thrust into a new environment where I had to share my space with two other people and learn how to do interior design as well as learning to maximize storage in minimal space has allowed me to appreciate all the room I have in my room at home, as well as the space that I have in my current room now. It also allowed me to be more aware of the space that I take up normally, and how to share space with others in a confined space. I'm actually really thankful that I lived with people that I didn't know because I learned a lot myself and about what a true college experience really is.