I’ve moved around way too much the past six years and I’ve had a lot of roommates along the way. Some are slightly better than others… and sorry in advance to my mom.

1. Zach (roommate in Chapel Hill, 2017-2018)

Pro: Zach and I completed an extensive bucket list like swimming in an old rock quarry and finding the best fried chicken in North Carolina.

Con: I lost a bet to Zach and had to sleep on the porch. This one is mostly my fault; I challenged Zach to a half-court basketball shoot-out and the loser had to sleep on the porch. I missed wide left, Zach drained it on the first try.

2. Bobby and Louis (roommates at “The Annex” in Chapel Hill, 2015-2016)

Pro: We lived next door to the fraternity house, so we got all the benefits of living in the “Animal House” but always went home when it was time to clean up.

Con: Our neighbors flushed feminine products down the drain, which somehow clogged up our toilets and bathtubs.

3. Harrison and Jon (Roommates at “Chillsborough” in Chapel Hill, 2014)

Pro: We had a secret basement.

Con: We had an annoying neighbor that would come over and wouldn’t leave despite our best hints and general lack of interest.

4. Claire, Cindy, Maria and Javier (Roommates in Madrid, 2015)

Pro: My host mother Maria made dinner every night and cleaned my room while I was at school.

Con: I had to share a bathroom with four other girls. One time I had to use the bathroom so bad I seriously considered walking to KFC.

5. Zach, Catherine, and Dan Black (the cat) (Roommates in Raleigh, 2016)

Pro: Catherine decorated for every holiday.

Con: I’m not saying me and the cat didn’t get along, we just didn’t really hang out.

6. Sam (Roommate in Chapel Hill, 2017)

Pro: Sam and I had some crazy adventures, like hitch hiking from Durham to Chapel Hill.

Con: The air conditioning went out during the hottest week of the year. It turned out to more of a pro than a con though; Sam and I pulled the TV onto the porch and slept outside with the fan on. The biggest con, though, was that we only got to live together for seven months.

7. Harrison (Roommate at Granville Dorms in Chapel Hill, 2012-2013)

Pro: Harrison is straight up funny. Somehow, he made it college without knowing how to read an analog clock or use a washing machine. During the first week of school, he forgot what number our room was and almost went to sleep in the wrong room. I’d occasionally get texts like this one: “Dude, I couldn’t find an open bathroom in the library… I almost didn’t make it.”

Con: A lot of my food went missing during the year— he eventually admitted to taking it six years later.

8. Scott, Garrett, and Hayden (Roommates at The Frat House in Chapel Hill, 2013-2014)

Pro: We lived in a fraternity house.

Con: We lived in a fraternity house. The three roommates were great but it really felt like we had 40 roommates. Our house had a strict “wash the dirty dish as you need it” policy… meaning no one did the dishes unless you needed a clean dish.

9. Steve, Laura, and Erin (“Roommates” at my childhood home in Winston-Salem, 1993-2012)

Pro: Literally everything was free. Sometimes they even gave me money.

Con: They’re the only roommates who set a curfew and wouldn’t let me watch R-rated movies.