An Open Letter To My Freshman Year Roommates | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Student Life

An Open Letter To My Freshman Year Roommates

Moving into a small dorm room with three people that you do not know isn't the easiest, but you guys made things much better for me.

19
An Open Letter To My Freshman Year Roommates
Danna Heh

Moving into a small dorm room with people that you do not know is not the easiest thing in the world, and when the other three roommates all know each other already, it makes it even harder.

From the moment that I moved in with you guys, I knew that this year was going to be a good one. You welcomed me in with open arms and automatically made me feel like I was a friend to you guys. It was not easy at all. The night before classes started, you guys were all in the hallway with new friends laughing and having fun but I locked myself in my room. I did not know if I was in the right place and did not know if I made the right decision. It only took me one week though to realize that I had made the right decision and that my three roommates were going to be my best friends that year.

Have things always been easy with us? No, but that just comes with us not being used to one another and the way that we all act. We were four very different personalities and backgrounds shoved into a little dorm room sharing two sinks and one bathroom. We learned to work with it though, and by the middle of first semester, we pretty much knew how to deal with one another.

Thank you guys for becoming my best friends on campus. I would have no idea what to do without you because you are the people that I know will have my back no matter what. Sometimes it might seem like I do not have yours, but if ever came down to it I would so punch someone in the face for you, I don't care who it is. Thank you for letting me cry to you over the simpliest of things and the big things. Thank you for helping me with clothes, boys and clothes to wear on dates with boys. Thank you for pushing me in softball. Thank you for making me a better person.

When I had to leave you guys for winter break, it hit me pretty hard and that is when I realized that I have made three best friends. When I had to leave you a couple days ago for the summer, I bawled the entire way home because I was leaving my best friends for pretty much the whole summer. It was hard for me to realize and do, but I will definitely be making trips up to Buffalo and you guys better make trips down to Pittsburgh.

I love you guys with all of my heart, and I do not know what I would do with you guys. Room 2107 made some great memories and room 5207 is going to make even more. Summer will not have anything on our friendships. I know next year will be even greater than this year. I am in it with you guys for the long run.

I am not the easiest person to live or deal with but you guys somehow dealt with it. I love and miss you, and cannot wait to make more memories with you!

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Entertainment

Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

These powerful lyrics remind us how much good is inside each of us and that sometimes we are too blinded by our imperfections to see the other side of the coin, to see all of that good.

488212
Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

The song was sent to me late in the middle of the night. I was still awake enough to plug in my headphones and listen to it immediately. I always did this when my best friend sent me songs, never wasting a moment. She had sent a message with this one too, telling me it reminded her so much of both of us and what we have each been through in the past couple of months.

Keep Reading...Show less
Zodiac wheel with signs and symbols surrounding a central sun against a starry sky.

What's your sign? It's one of the first questions some of us are asked when approached by someone in a bar, at a party or even when having lunch with some of our friends. Astrology, for centuries, has been one of the largest phenomenons out there. There's a reason why many magazines and newspapers have a horoscope page, and there's also a reason why almost every bookstore or library has a section dedicated completely to astrology. Many of us could just be curious about why some of us act differently than others and whom we will get along with best, and others may just want to see if their sign does, in fact, match their personality.

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

20 Song Lyrics To Put A Spring Into Your Instagram Captions

"On an island in the sun, We'll be playing and having fun"

367238
Person in front of neon musical instruments; glowing red and white lights.
Photo by Spencer Imbrock on Unsplash

Whenever I post a picture to Instagram, it takes me so long to come up with a caption. I want to be funny, clever, cute and direct all at the same time. It can be frustrating! So I just look for some online. I really like to find a song lyric that goes with my picture, I just feel like it gives the picture a certain vibe.

Here's a list of song lyrics that can go with any picture you want to post!

Keep Reading...Show less
Chalk drawing of scales weighing "good" and "bad" on a blackboard.
WP content

Being a good person does not depend on your religion or status in life, your race or skin color, political views or culture. It depends on how good you treat others.

We are all born to do something great. Whether that be to grow up and become a doctor and save the lives of thousands of people, run a marathon, win the Noble Peace Prize, or be the greatest mother or father for your own future children one day. Regardless, we are all born with a purpose. But in between birth and death lies a path that life paves for us; a path that we must fill with something that gives our lives meaning.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments