Una Ensalada mixta, por favor!

This is what i realized: without great roomates, you will only have half as much fun here!
I remember when I filled out my application form for the housing before coming here last September...
Do you consider yourself shy? - Nope.
Are you easy to get along with? - I guess!
How long do you stay out at night? - uhm... 2? (that was a lie!)
Filling out that form and answering all these questions, I started being scared of getting stuck with a messy, smelly, loud, annoying, stupid person I had absolutely nothing in common with. That was my greatest fear when I came here and I was terrified of the day I would eventually meet the girl I was going to live with for the next 4 months. However, when I finally met her I felt the greatest relief: From our hair color to our clothes obsession we had absolutely everthing in common. It was great. Not only was I glad to have her as my roomate, but also of the fact that I was placed in a small residence with no more than 10 other students. It took a couple of days to memorize each person´s name and get to know them a little bit and by the end of the first month we had grown together like a family.
3 girls vs. 6 boys. 4 Europeans + 1 Canadian vs. 4 Americans. The mixture was perfect and we quickly realized how lucky we were to be living together. We had crazy nights out and amazing dinner conversations. It was such a fun time for all of us, we couldn't help but wonder: is this really happening or are we in a tv show? is this the new episode of THE REAL WORLD? Sometimes we caught ourselves looking at the ceiling, thinking we would find cameras somewhere...

Living with a group of people who all come from different places and have different stories to tell has been one of the best experiences for me. You simply learn to adapt to others and not always put yourself first. If there is a problem, it will be discussed and you will have to respect the other person's opinion. And even if my roomate would have been messy, smelly, loud, annoying, and stupid, I would have found a way do deal with it. This is what you learn living with others. It's not always about you.

This was last semester. This semster our constellation changed completely. We are 6 girls living with 4 guys. So instead of angry screams over the playstation you might rather hear heels clacking... it's something new and different. But just as enriching as the experience last semster. Again, we are like a randomly composed salad that just happens to taste absolutely amazing!