College is a great experience with lots of adventures. Everyone has great expectations of what college is going to be like for them. Though unexpected, the dorm is where the greatest adventures happen. It is where you go after a long day to crash and just vent with your roommates. You make new friends along the way that you will hang out with and do crazy stuff, too. But above all others, roommates are the people that will see you every day and will get to know you better than everyone else!

I have had great experiences with roommates for the last two years of college. I love getting to know them better and just have a great time hanging out and figuring out how to complement each other concerning the room stuff—like decorating or cleaning!

After my sophomore year, I had to say “goodbye” to my roommate for the summer. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life. We were placed together in the fall through the random roommate selection, never guessing that we would soon become almost best friends!

After my freshman year, I didn’t know who to room with. My amazing Californian roommate was going to transfer to another college and I didn’t know what to do next. I asked a lot of friends what their plans were for their next year regarding housing and roommates, but all of them had already everything planned out. I posted it on Facebook. I messaged some girls that I didn’t even know just to be safe, not knowing at all the girl that I was going to be roommates with.

Nobody seemed to be in the same place where I was. I was the only one left out and without any plans. I went home that summer and decided that I was just going to rely on God and leave everything in His hands. I trusted Him my plans and my future roommate. I started to pray for her and wanted somebody I could get along with.

I got to my room and my roommate was already there. We talked for a little while - it was a normal first meeting with your roommate. At first, we didn’t have much to talk about. We chilled together in our room and just talked about our day. But as the time passed by, we got to know each other better and started to open our hearts to each other, too. We asked for advice, had very deep and interesting conversations, shared coffee and a little drama, had crazy moments… and the list goes on!

When we realized that those moments of sharing everything together and seeing each other every night were coming to an end, we got very sad. I realized then that rooming randomly is a risk, yes. However, it is a risk that can turn to something unexpectedly beautiful. For those that like adventures and have no fear for the new things, I highly recommend to find your roommates randomly. You’ll never know if you’ll find your best friend by doing so!