No roommate...

[servant4ever]

Hey everybody,

Have any of you ever had a dormroom to yourself? If so, how did you cope? I thought I'd love having my roommate graduate, yet I'm finding myself really lonely, even after 2 days. Have you just requested that the school give you a rommate? Any experiences would be appreciated!

servant4ever

 

[infantyouthpastor]

lol...sometimes I'd kill (not literally) to not have a roomate. You can just go to sleep when you want, watch whatever TV channel you want...all that cool stuff. In your situation, I'd suggest joining a Christian club on your campus if there is one. On my Campus, the Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) is a great ministry, and it's not "baptist" if you know what I mean...we've got all sorts of people there. Sometimes it's called the BSU, or BSM, or something of that nature... Also, Chi Alpha is a good one, as is Campus Crusades for Christ. The point is, network with other christians around you, and your dorm life won't be as boring. Peace!

 

[servant4ever]

I attend a Christian college. I was thinking the same thing... it would be sweet to have my own room...it's horrible

 

[PaladinValer]

I've had my own room for a long time now. Can it get lonely? Sure, but you make it lonely if you don't socialize.

Get involved with your dorm. Participation in hall council can be very rewarding I've discovered.

 

[LaxItUp]

Where do you go to school, servant? What is the general dorm life like, is it pretty active or do you not really have connections, there?

 

[servant4ever]

I attend Bethel UNiversity in St. Paul, MN. The dormlife is different than I thought. See. I live in an apartment provided by the school that (right now) has 5 people in it... it should have 7. I have a two person room but my direct roommate graduated. My apartment roommates are almost always out of the room. There is barely no interaction between apartments. I did meet some people in my interim class yesterday, and one asked me to be in his group for the class, but when I get back to the room and see my roommates stuff all empty, it just comes back. I bought an alarm clock radio at Target the other day so I have some people "talking" in the room (the DJs). It helped a little last night, especially in trying to get noise in the room sinc eit's so quiet in here I cant sleep. All my apartment roommates are on a intramural broomball team for the school, and I'm disabled so I can't do that. I do have a mentor that helps me figure things out to find friends but the pathetic thing is, I'm 1/2 way through my junior year and I have no friends. Maybe when I get to the Bible major next semester, it will go better. I know some people in that major and maybe I can grow friendships out of that.

servant4ever

 

[sweetlambofgod]

theones here are only for one person ccuz they are so small

 

[LaxItUp]

where is here?

 

[Thithy]

I know there are a lot of people here would love to have a single room. You're gonna have to get to know more people (if you didn't already know that). You said you were going into ministry? That means you'll have to learn how to talk to random people. Just meet some people in the other apartments. Go over and ask them if they want to watch a movie or something. Nothing huge, just little things. You'll slowly get to know more people.

 

[BlackSaab52]

I just moved into a private room in a dorm, and I prop my door open when I don't mind being bothered, and sometimes people talk to me, and I try to socialize with people some, so I don't get too lonely.