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by Blake Masters - September 13, 2003

Please jot a note to your future roommate that explains something about what kind of person you are.

Roommate,

The following is an account of one of my most memorable experiences - I hope you can use it to gauge what kind of person I am. Last summer, I went with my family and a friend's family to Italy. After an early dinner in Florence, my friend and I began juggling a soccer ball in an empty piazza (we both play soccer for our high school). We…

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