Undergraduate / I have good news for you buddy; Letter to your Future Room-mate ; Stanford [6]

Greetings Future-Room-mate!
I have good news for you buddy and believe me this will give you a huge relief. I am no Sheldon Cooper i.e. no Roommate Agreement, you can control the thermostat as per your will (except that it should never exceed 70 Fahrenheit) and I am flexible with the seating arrangement (so no personal spots on the couch). However, I am both organized and meticulous in my work.

Other than that, I am a cheerful person and I can make you laugh until your lungs explode out. I am really into food. So, if you ever want to grab a bite, never hesitate to call me up. I will always be there. When it comes to sport, I am kind of a soccer freak. I breathe soccer and I can talk about it all day long. Food and soccer, weird combination, right?!? Doesn't it remind you of the Brazilian Ronaldo? Well, if you didn't get the joke I will make sure that before we graduate you are into soccer.

I do not believe that fighting or yelling is a solution to any problem. Hence, I am always willing to listen and I expect the same from you. I am a humble person who will always be there at the time of need. I judge a person only by his personality and not because of his background or color.

I am really looking forward to meeting you. Peace out
Ibrahim A.

Undergraduate / Stanford; Books matter to me [3]

Prompt:

What matters to you, and why? (250 word limit)

Response:

What matters to me? Books matters to me. Why do they matter to me? They have guided me right from my childhood to my soon-to-be-adulthood.

I hope so, I think so and I believe so that books are alive. Ohh yes they are very much living. Though, they may not fit the 'definition' of life. But trust me, books are very much alive. You may not hear them talk nor see them move. But they are always there listening to our problems and finding ways to solve them.

Spending so many years with the books has made me accept them as my own family members. They are always there whenever I need them. If I find myself in a crisis, I simply call up my Aunt Chicken Soup. She can always relate one of her stories to my personal problem. When I am in a need of a good horror story, I pay a visit to my Uncle Goosebumps whose stories really send shivers down my spine.

When I need to fulfill my curiosity, I write to my Granddad Britannica. His information has always satisfied my hunger for knowledge. When I am in a gloomy mood and the only thing that can brighten me up is humor, I call up my local practitioner Dr. Seuss. Since his stories really have a humorous touch that can instantly turn my frown upside down.

You see, my family is always there. My books never desert me and because of this books are what that matters to me the most.