Hello to all. I am from a Spanish speaking country and am applying to Stanford. Please review my letter to a future roommate. I will be thankful for any feedback. Don't worry if you are harsh.
Dear future Roomate,
I am minimalist, as you will see by looking at my desk. Computer, paper, pen; all understated and without unnecessary decorations. My bed further reveals my identity, white sheets without print whatsoever. No photos, not because I don't like my family and friends, but because I don't need photos to remind me of them. I love minimalism because it allows me to focus in what really matters at the moment and leaves everything superfluous aside. But don't worry, our room won't look as a picture in an architecture magazine, I am a bit messy myself and don't expect you to follow my minimalism. I am sure diversity is the spice of life and am pretty diverse myself. I was born in Mexico and have lived there most of my life, my family comes from Germany and I lived there for one year as I studied in a boarding school. I had a roommate and we had a great time together, we cooked pasta almost every night and stayed up until late talking about all possible topics, from current affairs to movies. I love cooking and am sure you will love my dry soup (Mexican dish) and my Currywurst (German dish). Since I am certain, you will also have a very interesting background, I foresee that we will have more than enough conversation topics, all while we eat delicious food.
The subjects I love the most are physics and mathematics, if you do too, then I am sure we can learn much from another and help each other find the best way to solve difficult problems. In case you don't I will be glad to help out and, maybe, one day, you'll like them too. Don't think I am all about studying; I love being with my friends, but having time alone is also very important to me. I balance the three in order to feel at peace.
I look forward to meet you and to the lasting friendship we are certainly going to develop.
"A Minimalist Geek"
Dear future Roomate,
I am minimalist, as you will see by looking at my desk. Computer, paper, pen; all understated and without unnecessary decorations. My bed further reveals my identity, white sheets without print whatsoever. No photos, not because I don't like my family and friends, but because I don't need photos to remind me of them. I love minimalism because it allows me to focus in what really matters at the moment and leaves everything superfluous aside. But don't worry, our room won't look as a picture in an architecture magazine, I am a bit messy myself and don't expect you to follow my minimalism. I am sure diversity is the spice of life and am pretty diverse myself. I was born in Mexico and have lived there most of my life, my family comes from Germany and I lived there for one year as I studied in a boarding school. I had a roommate and we had a great time together, we cooked pasta almost every night and stayed up until late talking about all possible topics, from current affairs to movies. I love cooking and am sure you will love my dry soup (Mexican dish) and my Currywurst (German dish). Since I am certain, you will also have a very interesting background, I foresee that we will have more than enough conversation topics, all while we eat delicious food.
The subjects I love the most are physics and mathematics, if you do too, then I am sure we can learn much from another and help each other find the best way to solve difficult problems. In case you don't I will be glad to help out and, maybe, one day, you'll like them too. Don't think I am all about studying; I love being with my friends, but having time alone is also very important to me. I balance the three in order to feel at peace.
I look forward to meet you and to the lasting friendship we are certainly going to develop.
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