What living in college dorms taught me is to never live in college dorms again. And this is why. In guessing that some people enjoy the social aspects of it, i.e. meeting new people, being on campus and close to friends, I'd have to say that that is the reason why I didn't enjoy it, at all. On top of that, I went into college, preferring a male friend over a female friend, I always put boys before my friends. However, I left college, having hardly any real male friends left, and with hardly the desire to even speak to a guy. It's not that all guys are awful, it's me, and I understand that. I can see my faults in situations and where people would take things the wrong way, and I apologize when I feel like I did something scummy. Still, it doesn't give anyone the right to speak to me the way a lot of guys have in the past, and mostly this year. I stand up for what I believe in, i'm hard to read, I ask a lot of questions, and I always "look miserable." It seems that those are things people have trouble dealing with when it comes to me and a lot of men can't handle it, especially my previous roommate. I can't stand boys, guys, men, whatever you want to call them. I don't care how old the oldest guy in the apartment was, he was immature, mean, inconsiderate, and on top of that a bigger prude than I am( which is pretty bad.) It's not even worth expressing my feelings towards the other two. So, bottom line, never living with boys again. Plus, it's way over priced, and they charge you a ton of extra fees.

It also taught me a lot of valuable life lessons, though, and I learned a lot about myself. Although, I would have to say that this was the worst year of my life, I am also very grateful for it having happened, and have come out of it with much more appreciation for life and the friends and family who are in mine.

Somewhere along the line, this year, I finally realized that it's not worth it to change who I am in order to please other people who don't give a damn about myself or my life. That would be the most valuable lesson I've learned.