Roommate!

Before i came to Shanghai, i already knew that i was going to be living in a double room. Before i checked into the room at the dormitory, i had a certain expectation of my roommate. He was from an Asian country, for certain. BUT, when i checked into the room on my first day, i received a shock! He was so not the type of person i was expecting, and so not the type i wanted to have as a roommate.

Here is a photo of my roommate:

From left to right: Adrian, Xiu Yan, Gerald, Sam, Malik, Ann, Zhao Rong, Geoff - pretty awesome group.

And check out his profile! I was to live with this for 5 months!

Roommate Basic Profile

Name: Adrian Bosner
Hometown: Wernigerode, Germany
Languages: German, English and some Chinese
Age: 26
Relationship Status: Single

However once more, after living with him for about 7 days, everything changed. I could no longer live without him. My room needed him to feel complete. It would be so normal, if i went to some hotel somewhere in the world to stay, and to wake up with him on the next bed down.

Roommate Attributes

Likes to throw out rubbish, likes to mop the floor, cleans the bathtub, makes the bed, washes clothes regularly, keeps his area tidy, folds his clothes, helps me with homework, scrubs the windows, buys cleaning supplies, likes to chat regularly, is considerate for sleepers in the room, likes to watch TV, likes to imitate Chinese people, has been nominated for best 'movie trailer guy' voice.

Does not snore (unlike me), does not smell, does not overuse deoderant, is not stingy, does not invade private space, has not barged into the bathroom while i'm having a shower, is not annoying, does not over eat, does not dirty the bathroom floor (and asks me to close the shower curtains to maintain the bathroom floor's cleanliness).


There aren't many people in the dorm whom i think could potentially be better than Adrian as a roommate. He is the first German i have come to know.

Plus, i like his humour.