Assignment #12 - An Ode to Josephine Calhoon - Taylor Galavotti

I have experience "selling myself" to stranger in a room-sharing situation, oddly enough. Her name was Josie Calhoon.

During the summer, I went to a camp on WKU's campus called VAMPY. For the sake of the story, let's call it nerd camp to save the explanation. We stayed for 3 weeks on campus and my roommate from last year moved to NEW ZEALAND so she wasn't coming back, so I opted for a randomized roommate. Best. Decision. Ever.

To get Josie to like me, I tried to be as funny as I could. I'm told that I'm naturally witty so I did my best to amp it up and make dumb jokes and generally make fun of myself so others would laugh. And get this, it worked! Josie and I soon started bouncing off of each other with jokes and ended up on the same wavelength at the end of the 3 weeks. We ate lemons together and we cried together. There is no truer bond.

But back to the prompt (I just really miss Josie; she lives in the US Virgin Islands, so I'm probably not going to get to see her again). My ideal roommate would be just like Josie to be honest. I don't think I could go into a shared room situation with someone I already know because it would ruin the relationship. We built our friendship on the fact that we had to live together which was the best way to do it. We also had a mutual trust. If Josie woke up, she woke me up because she knew I needed to get ready. I would get ready quietly before she woke up and then wake her up when I knew she needed to get up. We worked around each other but also with each other. She was also down to listen to me rant about anything and everything. I'm definitely going to need a roommate that can do that because I talk a LOT.

I would want my future roommate to know that I keep weird hours during the school year and I get up early. I'd also want them to know about the things I feel passionately about (i.e. Harry Potter, books, Sherlock) so they know a little bit about me outside of what toothpaste I use and how I take my coffee.

But to be perfectly honest, my perfect roommate would just be Josie Calhoon.