So, the weekend of 20th/21st I went up to UC Davis for three days. Now that I try to think about it, I can't remember what I was looking forward to in the first place. I definitely wanted to see friends for sure, but I was totally not expecting to feel so exhausted. Kate invited me to her fellowship and I was pretty excited and then after perhaps 20 minutes of being introduced to so many people, I just gave up the effort to socialize and sank back into my shell. But this was the first youth group I've "been" to for a long time, and being to visit one again got me thinking that it's about time that I join some fellowship so I regret sinking back into my shell because as of now, I can't seem to get out of it.
It was really awesome, though, driving through downtown Davis that first time and seeing the streets FILLED with college students - my first day there I barely saw any adults haha it was pretty cool. When people say it's a college town, it LITERALLY is completed populated with college students. I mean, places like UCLA or Cal are already placed in crowded cities, so they're not really considered being situated in a college town or anything - but Davis is, so that was really cool to observe.
I was originally supposed to stay at Kate's place for the first night, but she had to leave super early for picnic day the next day so I ended up staying at Jackie's for two nights. It was really funny too because I ran into my accounting classmate from De Anza at Kate's church haha because she used to attend that church while she was at Davis.
To be honest, I thought picnic day was going to be some kind of fair/carnival/family event thing, which, in parts of the campus, it was - but if I had to briefly describe picnic day, I would have to agree with Jackie's roommate Hazel and say that Picnic Day is completely overrated. Unless, of course, you're the party type. Which none of us really are, so there wasn't much to do at the actual on-campus picnic day. There was a petting zoo and we waited like twenty minutes to get small bars of ice cream and that's all I really remember. Also, I must mention that it was ridiculously hot on Picnic Day. If you know me well, I hate wearing shorts since I don't like showing so much skin, but seriously I couldn't handle the heat so I was just like okay whatever - THAT'S how hot it was.
I also realized how much sleep I actually need to get in order to fully function. Lately, I've been needing to sleep more and more - so I guess that's kind of a good thing to get me to be sleeping but not really because I actually hate sleeping because I see it as a waste of time. I didn't sleep enough while at Davis, so I'm actually pretty tired right now and I'm pretty sure I'm going to sleep real early tonight. If I were actually living in dorms right now, I would make sure that I'm on quieter side of campus and make sure I get a roommate that sleeps pretty early as well or else I'd be like a she-zombie every day.
Anyways, after walking around the Davis campus in the hot sun for like five hours, we went downtown to eat at this really nice sushi buffet place (pricey, but I think worth it). And while walking around downtown, we passed by house parties, lots of broken bottles of alcohol, and just like drunk and stoned people in general. I know that college is THE time to party, and that if people want to party then go ahead and get drunk and high all you want - just don't talk to me while you're at it and definitely don't try to get me involved. I also know that some people can handle partying and school at the same time, so whatever. But at the same, there are lots of people who can't. Like seriously, you've come this far into your education and you're just going to get yourself wasted so easily? Alright - you can say that Picnic day is an excuse for such activities. But still, I still don't see the logic in any of this kind of stuff in general.
And going from that topic, Jackie and I started talking about the changes in our peers. There are people we meet and then find out that they party and we're like okay that's not a surprise. But then again, there are also some strangely shy and socially awkward people who seem to be drinking a lot now among our peers, and one of the reasons that some of them have taken up drinking is because it allows them to let their walls down. All the while I'm just thinking, if you need some intoxicating liquid to have fun and let your walls down, that's really sad. Granted, it's highly likely that I'll be offered many drinks in the future as I'm heading towards a business-related career and drinking is a social pastime in the business world - but I definitely won't forget how mental people become once they can't gain control over themselves anymore and how they make complete fools of themselves (no, Davis was not the first time I witnessed such things).
But being able to visit Davis this weekend reminded me that having connections are really important and vital to anyone's survival for the rest of life - or else it's real easy to lose one's self. Some people who feel like they can't be accepted for who they actually are end up giving into stupid things. And if someone insists on not trying to get acquainted with others, loneliness will gradually being to creep in - and then who knows what will happen.
I guess I'm content that I'm at De Anza, but it kind of pains me to know that I'm missing in on such awesome college experiences and opportunities. No, not partying - though I'm pretty sure I would have checked one out, if anyone wanted to see me party you'd have to enter a parallel universe. But right now, I'm going to try to be out of my house more often - like actually doing stuff (not studying or working) and look for a Christian fellowship.
It was really awesome, though, driving through downtown Davis that first time and seeing the streets FILLED with college students - my first day there I barely saw any adults haha it was pretty cool. When people say it's a college town, it LITERALLY is completed populated with college students. I mean, places like UCLA or Cal are already placed in crowded cities, so they're not really considered being situated in a college town or anything - but Davis is, so that was really cool to observe.
I was originally supposed to stay at Kate's place for the first night, but she had to leave super early for picnic day the next day so I ended up staying at Jackie's for two nights. It was really funny too because I ran into my accounting classmate from De Anza at Kate's church haha because she used to attend that church while she was at Davis.
To be honest, I thought picnic day was going to be some kind of fair/carnival/family event thing, which, in parts of the campus, it was - but if I had to briefly describe picnic day, I would have to agree with Jackie's roommate Hazel and say that Picnic Day is completely overrated. Unless, of course, you're the party type. Which none of us really are, so there wasn't much to do at the actual on-campus picnic day. There was a petting zoo and we waited like twenty minutes to get small bars of ice cream and that's all I really remember. Also, I must mention that it was ridiculously hot on Picnic Day. If you know me well, I hate wearing shorts since I don't like showing so much skin, but seriously I couldn't handle the heat so I was just like okay whatever - THAT'S how hot it was.
I also realized how much sleep I actually need to get in order to fully function. Lately, I've been needing to sleep more and more - so I guess that's kind of a good thing to get me to be sleeping but not really because I actually hate sleeping because I see it as a waste of time. I didn't sleep enough while at Davis, so I'm actually pretty tired right now and I'm pretty sure I'm going to sleep real early tonight. If I were actually living in dorms right now, I would make sure that I'm on quieter side of campus and make sure I get a roommate that sleeps pretty early as well or else I'd be like a she-zombie every day.
Anyways, after walking around the Davis campus in the hot sun for like five hours, we went downtown to eat at this really nice sushi buffet place (pricey, but I think worth it). And while walking around downtown, we passed by house parties, lots of broken bottles of alcohol, and just like drunk and stoned people in general. I know that college is THE time to party, and that if people want to party then go ahead and get drunk and high all you want - just don't talk to me while you're at it and definitely don't try to get me involved. I also know that some people can handle partying and school at the same time, so whatever. But at the same, there are lots of people who can't. Like seriously, you've come this far into your education and you're just going to get yourself wasted so easily? Alright - you can say that Picnic day is an excuse for such activities. But still, I still don't see the logic in any of this kind of stuff in general.
And going from that topic, Jackie and I started talking about the changes in our peers. There are people we meet and then find out that they party and we're like okay that's not a surprise. But then again, there are also some strangely shy and socially awkward people who seem to be drinking a lot now among our peers, and one of the reasons that some of them have taken up drinking is because it allows them to let their walls down. All the while I'm just thinking, if you need some intoxicating liquid to have fun and let your walls down, that's really sad. Granted, it's highly likely that I'll be offered many drinks in the future as I'm heading towards a business-related career and drinking is a social pastime in the business world - but I definitely won't forget how mental people become once they can't gain control over themselves anymore and how they make complete fools of themselves (no, Davis was not the first time I witnessed such things).
But being able to visit Davis this weekend reminded me that having connections are really important and vital to anyone's survival for the rest of life - or else it's real easy to lose one's self. Some people who feel like they can't be accepted for who they actually are end up giving into stupid things. And if someone insists on not trying to get acquainted with others, loneliness will gradually being to creep in - and then who knows what will happen.
I guess I'm content that I'm at De Anza, but it kind of pains me to know that I'm missing in on such awesome college experiences and opportunities. No, not partying - though I'm pretty sure I would have checked one out, if anyone wanted to see me party you'd have to enter a parallel universe. But right now, I'm going to try to be out of my house more often - like actually doing stuff (not studying or working) and look for a Christian fellowship.
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