Friday 3/3/17
Jake was home this weekend. Well he was home for a few hours before he met up w/ friends and headed to UMASS Amherst for something called the Blarney Blast. I know it sounds like a 3 day drunk-fest…but, I’m pretty sure it’s actually an Irish cultural festival. You know, a documentary on the potato famine, a nice corn beef and cabbage dinner followed by a raucous Irish step dancing show. 😉
When I was telling someone about this, they responded w/ “you’re just jealous.” Damn right I’m jealous! Ever since we started this whole college process a few years ago, I’ve been saying college is wasted on the young. They don’t appreciate how really great it is.
And what is this “It prepares you for the real world” bullshit?? I don’t know about you….but my real world is nothing like being at college. In my real world I don’t get to attend class/work for only a couple of hours a day. In my real world I don’t get to live in a cute apartment w/ all my besties. In my real world I don’t get to drink 4 nights a week and have sex with random people whenever I want. And the biggest bummer, in my real world, there is no quad. Colleges always have a quad where you can hang out and get some sun while you watch guys with no shirts play Frisbee. All while pretending to be studying.
Yup, college is nothing like the real world. Which is what makes it so amazing and why it is wasted on the young. 🙂
Thinking Out Loud 