My+Freshman+Year

**Response 1-40**
I found this book very interesting so far. I walk around campus here at Bloomsburg University and see students who are in their 30's, 40's, even 70's. I have always wondered what it is like to be them. I only get the perspective of being around them in class, but how do they feel being around younger adults. Her facts are right on when it comes to the nights. Most kids are in bed by 11: but there are those few who are obnoxious and loud at 1AM. And yes i have dealt with those alarm clocks ringing for hours. I am very interested to see how close she gets to the friends she just made playing pong.


 * Response 41-66 **


 * This section covered college life to a perfection. How she describes what the RA’s do is spot on. I for one see it almost everyday here at Bloomsburg. My RA’s recently had movie night with cookies and hot chocolate in his apartment. It’s a great idea to try to get everyone to know each other since we all live together in the same community. You have to understand that people have their own schedules and can’t always make these events so we have to have more than one. What interested me the most is how much RA’s care. Changing times and the amount of events they tried. I wish we had more than one event that way different people could show up so I could meet more people I live with. People need to break out of their shells and try something new. **


 * Response 67-89 **


 * I found it very interesting that she would connect with an international student. I suppose that it could be part of research. She could be connecting with the international student to gets their perspective of college life. I myself would never reach out toward an international student for a couple of reasons. One, I would be afraid that I would do something that is looked down upon in their culture. Also, I am not sure we would have much in common. I rarely ever see any international students and when I do they all hangout together. It seems they are facing the same conflict as us. They are most likely afraid of not fitting in so they stick with what they know. It’s most definitely hard to approach a group of international student then one flying solo. I could only imagine how hard it is for one to travel to the United States to study. That is a major decision and I respect that. The greatest line in this section is when Nadif says that "friendship here doesn't involve families." This is something i agree with completely! I have friends whoms family i have never met. I also have friends whoms parents have never met my parents. This is just the way friendships work here. When we hangout with friends we are rarely at home. We normally go out and do things, meet there, and then go home on our own. They reason we hangout is to get out of our house so why would we want to stay in and have them meet a new friend? **