Bonding With The Roomie

urban outfitters shirt / forever 21 chinos / vintage blazer / uniqlo socks / hudson oxfords
marc jacobs bow tie / lanvin for h&m sunglasses / rebecca minkoff mac bag c/o wrigley

Everyday I think about how fortunate I am to be living in one of the most insane loveliest cities in the world, New York City. I still can't believe that I've been here for 2 weeks already and I still feel like I'm on a mini vacation. Everything has been going great especially my relationship with my roommates.

The story behind the apartment that I'm currently living at is that I was desperate and went through craiglist ads to find an inexpensive apartment that wasn't too far from SoHo. I was blessed to find an apartment that was just right, although not in the best neighborhood, but it's definitely an upcoming area (as most New Yorkers have told me).

I was told that I would be living with two other people, so a total of 3 people in the 3 bedroom apartment that is located in Manhattan. At the time, I was extremely nervous to meet the roommates because as you guys know... I wasn't a huge fanatic of my roommate when I lived in the dorms at UIC.

The time came when I finally met my roommates around two weeks ago and found out that they were completely different, yet super lovely.

One of my roommates, Andy, does ton of freelance jobs as a casting director for television shows and does comedian shows on the side. Ultimately he wants to become the next big comedian, but for now he's working his way up to the top of the ladder. The other, Jason, had studied film at Colombia University and is currently doing freelance jobs as a video editor for independent films.

Coming into the apartment, or what I like to call cubicle, I did not expect to become close with my roommates. I was wrong, because I instantly had a deep connection with Jason. Not exactly sure what was, but we quickly became close. I feel like I've known him for several years, yet I have only lived with him for two weeks.

 It's funny that we're always extremely busy and have completely different schedules. I work at Lush Cosmetics in SoHo 4 days a week and intern at Topman the other 3 days a week. It seems like we always mess each other. If I'm not working or interning he's working on editing a film and vice versa. Although we've only hung out several times, when we talk... we get deep.

Whether it's talking about relationship problems, work, or just life, we always acknowledge that we are living the life.

Photos Taken By Jason Alarcón