Hey guys, Sandy here!

So, this past week some of our RoomSync members have gone to a conference in Philly (exciting huh?!?!), and the interns have been doing awesome things, like working on RoomSync projects and going to Prague! We’re excited for Michelle, Anjali and Rob to get back from their travels to our office in Gainesville. 

I’m currently on my Fall break and have had way too much free time (or more accurately, too many hours wasted surfing the net), and I have found a million different articles, jokes, videos, dancing chipmunks, etc. to share with you guys, but I chose to go with this one. So, there’s this awesome website called Surviving College Life, and it publishes all kinds of awesome stories, articles, etc. I found two awesome links that I thought were great. They both are things I’ve done with MY roommates.

The first one is about which places to take a trip to, and the second is things roommates spit ($$!!). Two of the best experiences of my college life have been road trips, one to Washington, DC (from Central FL! That’s 12 hours), and the second to Daytona Beach (where it rained every single day). They both involved my long-time friend and former roommate Jonathan, who is totally awesome and 4 years later, is still one of my best friends!

Splitting costs is also a great roommate bonding experience. I’m a graduate business student living with two law students; clearly, we are the best negotiators out there, yet we don’t bicker about expenses. We buy paper towels, toilet paper, detergent, cleaning products, etc., together at Sam’s Club and split it 3-ways. Saves us some serious dough (same thing with Netflix, now that prices have gone up)!

How does this relate to RoomSync? Well, if you want the perks of awesome roommates, including the great experiences and awesome cost-saving measures, you’ve got to start with great roommates you can relate to. That’s where RoomSync steps in, and makes college the best time of your life. 

Remember, check out www.survivingcollegelife.com for more college tips for students, and leave comments on this post telling us what you think!

Sandy

Hey guys, Sandy here! I read something today on CollegeHumor and I thought I’d share - 

“My roommate hates the smell of toothpaste, and she was dumb enough to confess this to me. In the middle of the night, every night, I can hear her scrubbing the bathroom sink because she can smell it from her bed, and it makes her nauseous. While she was at class last week, I rubbed toothpaste behind the headboard of her bed frame. She has taken three showers today because she thinks the smell is on her."  Emma M.

Gross, weird, and flat-out mean? I agree.

Here are ways RoomSync helps students avoid ‘toothpaste’ situations:

1)     Find common interests, such as avoiding toothpaste (or playing toothpaste pranks on neighbors, depending which side of the spectrum you’re on.)

2)     Do some healthy, non-creepy Facebook research. This is awesome because, if you see a picture of your roommate-to-be scrubbing toothpaste off a sink, you’ll know to steer clear.

3)     If you decide that this whole toothpaste example is weird and random, you’re absolutely right. However, you can finish reading this update with the certainty that RoomSync lets its users search different lifestyle preferences and parameters, not just their reaction to toothpaste and its many ways of driving us crazy.

There are many things about random roommates that are annoying and may or may not provide a fun story for your future kids. We encourage you to find similarly outrageous examples of roommate mishaps (whether your own, or through other sites) and share them with us by writing a comment or, if you're a student, by submitting a video entry to our Best Roommates Contest on Facebook (you could win a dinner at Chili’s…. meaning no mo’ ramen noodles!). Your ridiculous experiences create jobs and laughs, so send in those comments and videos! 

PS: CVS run… I’m out of toothpaste.