The fact that I am an exchange student studying in Masaryk
Unverisity in the Faculty of Social Studies and I have spent almost five months
(11/09/2015 to 11/02/2016) here in Brno. I enjoyed my studies and my life so
much in Masaryk University and Czech Republic in general. None of the day that
I was unhappy or in a bad mood. I am always fresh and energetic towards my
studying and staying, except the fact that the very Cold weather does not fit
me at all. The rest I am so satisfied. I witness happiness by myself. This
makes my friends really appreciate me and they wish they could have such
attittude like me.
They were jealous of me. They
telling me that I am a lucky guy. I got to stay with very good, friendly and
helpful roommates. I can't reject it. I might be a lucky man as they were
saying. They were right in the sense that I enjoyed so much the staying and
studying in Masaryk University, Brno. I had and am currently having very good
time with my roommates. For the last four months and a half, I have been
introduced to two different roommates, Allen from Hong Kong and
Otto from Poland. Allen spent three months and a half with me and we were so
happy and enjoy our association. The atmosphere in our daily life was
completely meaningful and productive since we were able to share common ground
with each other ranging from sleeping to eating, from studying to partying and
from travelling to spending.
As I can't forget it, two of the
best habits that we had shared the most among all are eating and sleeping. It
is a bit funny but I have to say this. We went to sleep quite the same hour and
woke up puntually the same time. And, in fact, we got very similar sleeping
attitude, which is snoring very much and very loud, but none of us got mad at
each other since it was a fair game. Interesting than that we often spend
breakfast in our room and that we were able to organize many lunchs together. I
have to say I really enjoy my stay with my roommate.
In contrast to my peaceful and
happy stay in Brno, I quite often hear from my close friends complaining about
his or her roommate's strange attitudes. They were behaving very contrast to
one another. For example, one went to sleep at 12:00AM midnight, but the other
went to bed late, sometimes 4 or 5 hours late. The same thing when to get up.
If one went to sleep at 12:00am, they would get up at around 6:00 or 7:00am in
the morning and that is already a problem posing to their lovely partner who
have begun sleeping in just an hour ago. This difference troubles them in how
to get a 'Goodnight' and a 'Good Morning'.
For sure, both of them neither
enjoy a healthy, deep sleep nor a productive day. And there are many more
contrasities between them such as when, what, and how to cook, who to wash
dishes, who to throw trash to the container and how loud the music is played
etc. Very often roommates are pointting finger at one another and defend
themselves as a proper and right one. That is very seriously bad. Life in Brno
will not be so successful for them then.
How to have a good roommate then?
What are the keys to enjoy life with your roommate for a semester or two? Is it
really about luck?