Dan

Last but certainly not least is my roommate Dan. Dan was the guy I knew best before we moved into the new apartment. We were in the same degree plan and had a lot of classes. When he pledged we actually had a class together without planning it out. From then on we always planned our schedules to have at least one class together. Dan is a great friend and a great roommate. He is the quietest of the bunch but that's okay because I am the loudest. I talk enough for the both of us. I think Dan grounds us all a little bit. Dan is seriously obsessed with studying. He gets in these moods where he will study for hours on end. On Thursday nights when we go out Dan likes to stay in and study. He kind of reminds us that we are students and not just college kids.

Me and Dan do not agree on everything. We have very different views on some things. But the great thing about Dan is that we can discuss it and still be cool. If we fight, both of us feel awful and never stay mad long. I enjoy disagreeing with him because it challenges my simple views. It can be something as serious as politics or as simple as movie preference or literature. We always have a good discussion no matter what the topic.

My favorite thing about Dan is that he is a good running partner. I normally do not like to run with people, I usually avoid it. However, we started running together a couple of years ago and it really helps. We push each other when we need it and we know when the other needs to take it easy. We can run and talk at the same time and we always have good runs. This past summer we got pretty fast. We ran nearly every day. By the end of the summer we were cruising. Dan is just a good guy to hang out with. I have gone down to Florida with him for Spring Break. And I have visited his house for New Years. We can absolutely anything or absolutely nothing and still have fun. Having a guy like Dan as a roommate is great because we can talk about stuff I can't talk about with other people. He knows me pretty well and he knows how to not piss me off. He's a great guy and an even better friend.