youthmystique

I was reminiscing about college life the other day and I realize sometimes I miss life living in a dormitory.

Most of my friends live at least an hour away from me so hanging out can be difficult sometimes. It’s not as convenient when you’re living in a dorm and you can just walk down the hall and hang out.

I still used instant messenger to correspond with people even if they did live a few doors down the hall. A lot of people did it. Call it college laziness. Haha

During my first semester at college, my roommate and I had bunk beds. I wasn’t too thrilled about the idea but everyone was making their beds into bunkbeds then. I ended up sleeping on the top bunk. It was not easy to get used to at first because I’m afraid of heights but once I got over the fear I was going to roll out of my bed while I was sleeping, I was ok.

Unfortunately, when you were drunk, it was difficult to hide the fact in a dorm.

I remember the second time I got drunk was during a Labor Day celebration. I came back to my dorm all happy and giggling. My roommate looked at my guyfriend and was like, “What did you do to my roommate?”

You see, my first roomie was the opposite of me. Drank, smoke, joined a sorority. I ended up liking drinking but not the other things my roommate did. But this was the first time she had seen me drunk because it was only like a week after we had moved in.

Another time it was difficult to conceal my intoxication is when I was in the girls’ bathroom. When I had been drinking, it felt like I was peeing forever. I came out of the stall and my friend was like, “That was you in there? Man, you take forever to pee.”

I didn’t want her to say anything because I didn’t want her to figure out that I had been drinking. Plus, I didn’t know if the RA was around. Then I would be busted.

The thing I miss most is bonding with people that lived in my corridor. I’d hang out with my friend and watch movies. She and her roommate would come to me after they would have fights. I’d be stuck in the middle, not knowing what to say.

Ah college life. It just goes too fast.