Roommates...

Lucky you, I'm posting yet another post today. I think this will make up for all the days I haven't been posting anything lately. Contrary to the title of the post, roommates aren't as scary and horrible and they've been made out to be. In fact, I love mine. She's the coolest, nicest and most amazing girl I've ever met, and I'm not just saying this because we're in the same room right now. She's become one of my best friends. The whole roommate thing shouldn't scare you, just make sure you both make compromises, and are open with each other when we're getting annoyed with the other.
It's great to room with someone who came from a different lifestyle than you did. You both learn a lot from each other. For instance, our views on marriage are totally different. (I'm not going to talk about the gay marriage topic.) She wants to get married right after college, and that means she wants to be engaged during college. I, on the other, don't want to get engaged until I'm at least 25. I don't even think if I met the love of my life tomorrow that I would marry him until I was at least 25. I want to live life before I settle down with someone. I want to see the world. I want to be independent (like my last post states). There's nothing wrong with getting married young, it's just not what i plan to do in my life.
College life is definitely different than life back home. There's no one around to tell you to sit down and do your homework. There's no one around to tell you that it's probably a good idea to go to bed. There's no one telling you not to go to that party. You're on your own and you need to make these decisions on your own. If you make too many of the wrong decisions then college probably isn't the place for you. It's important to have fun while in college, but you need to balance in the school work, because that's the reason you're there. I've enjoyed my college experience so far, but there's a lot more to come.