

Freshman year I got Corona and thought I was going to die. I was so annoyed because it seemed like everyone else was going out and got a little cold and then they were immune, but I had every single symptom and more so bad. I stayed in a hotel and was so lonely. I gave my debit card to one of my friends to get me some snacks and stuff and they came back with this stuffed animal dinosaur and I named him Roger. I know that it was intended as a joke, but somehow that dinosaur made me feel so much better because I felt like I had a little companion. I literally thought to myself that I understood how Tom Hanks got so attached to that volleyball in the movie Cast Away. I thought it would be funny to keep my friends updated and I would send them a picture of Roger doing different activities in the hotel room everyday which was so funny for some reason. We still have Roger in our apartment and it is going to make me so sad to pack things like that up when we move out because there are just so many memories. I was never a kid who had to bring a stuffed animal or blanket with me places, but I think Roger has to come with me and stay on the couch at the next place I live because it makes me feel connected to my friends.