Well technically it has not yet begun for me, but for my best
friends the wide open air of real life is calling their name.
As I attended all
five of my roommates’ graduations I listened carefully to the speakers hoping
that I might get some helpful tips on how to make it through my last semester
of college. Maybe I would find some hidden message that would give me a head
start and boost when it comes time for me to take the plunge into life's big
ocean of trials and tribulations. I didn't find what I was looking for but what
I did find was even better. While I sat through those graduations, I wanted to
listen to all those great speeches, but they were just so, how do I put this...long,
boring and terrible.
What I did instead
was sit there thinking about all the great times I have had at UConn, every
second with my best best friends and suite mates, and how much I have changed
and grown the past few years, and all because I got to know the five most
amazing girls on the planet.
Let's go back two
years......
I was a scared
junior in college with only a semester at UConn under my belt. I had joined a
couple of groups and was starting to come out of my shell a bit but still
couldn't seem to find my niche in the massive UConn bubble. That's when I met
them; Lindsay, Liz, Shreena, Andrea and Nikki (Otherwise known as Lobster, The
EIC, Weenie, Sassy Sandrea and Snicker-doodle). Walking into my dorm that first
day I would have never thought that I would fall in love with these truly
remarkable and wonderful people. They have not only been my backbone, support,
defense, and cuddle system for the past two years, I have also learned so much
from them.
Shreena: She helps
me with my Indian Accent. ("Varmit Up" "Pee-Pa-Loo") Without
her I would sound British.
Nikki: She runs slowly
with me because I can't keep up with the rest of them on a run! Without her I
would probably die of an asthma attack and no one would know because I was so
far behind.
Andrea: She
introduced me, and the rest of us, to the Wobble! Without her we wouldn't have become the hottest dancers at Ladies night!
Lindsay: She stood
by me while I danced my way through the center of campus singing loudly and off
key, sometimes joining in. She prevented be from being doused with
tomato juice by the passing students!
Liz: She has
taught me how to style t-swiftlike curly hair. Now when I have daughters with
afros I will be able to help them look semi-presentable.
You see? Without
these girls I would be a thirsty, British, tomato smelling, frizzy afro person
having an asthma attack!
On a more serious
note, these girls are my life, my loves, my very best friends and I will never ever
let them go.
Thank you flat-mates,
you have made me who I am today.
