Living in a dorm

Because of the university regulation, I spent my first year living in the FAR. Living in FAR was not so pleasant, and I promised that I would never live in a dorm again. I, however, had to live in a dorm again and I began to live in the ISR. Living in a dorm, I perceive both benefits and drawbacks, but the drawbacks seem to outweigh the benefits.
Living in a dorm can help you to get associated with the other dorm mates. I met two of my best friends at the ISR. I live in room 137 and they lived in room 140, and we are separated by only a few steps. As a result, we visit each other’s room often, eat lunch or dinner together, and eventually become good friends.
Before coming to U of I, I expected that I will spend most of the time interacting with Americans. But I normally spent time with the Koreans in reality. In class, I sat with Koreans and studied with them at the library. As the pattern continued, I began to spend more time with Koreans and made Korean friends. But dorm life is different. Most of the people in the dorm are Americans, and I have to speak English with them to communicate. Consequently, I unintentionally spoke English with them and improved English a lot.
On the other hand, dealing issues with the roommate is one of the major drawbacks of living in a dorm. My roommate and I are from the same country, but we lived in a drastically different environment and therefore we have different habits. Even though we are taught to respect each others’ habit, often some habits are too difficult to overcome which result in a quarrel.
For instance, I had difficulty falling asleep yesterday and I was very tired due to lack of sleep during the weekends. I went to bed and 11 but I could not sleep at 3:30 am. I was frustrated that I could not fall asleep even though I was extremely tired. About 10 minutes after, I began to become unconscious. I was feeling relieved and said, “finally I am going to sleep.” But all the sudden, my roommate came in and turned the light on and the light woke me up. I tried to go back to sleep with the light but I could not. I hoped that he will turn the light off soon, but unfortunately because he began to eat snack and study. I was frustrated and asked him to turn off the light. Fortunately, he turned the light off and studied at the lounge, but the situation could have been worse if he was upset and began to quarrel. These conflicts can happen often if people live at a room together and it is the most contributing drawback of living in a dorm.
Even though living in a dorm and becoming friends with neighboring Americans is a benefit, the conflict with the roommate makes me not want to live in a dorm. But I do not regret the two years in the dorm because it will be a memorable experience.