Eli’s Summer, Vol. 5: Approaching the end, or the beginning…
Aug 14th, 2008 by Eli
…because it’s all a matter of perspective.
I haven’t posted for a few weeks because I’ve been back at home. I had a lot more free time on my hands when I was working. Now that I’m not doing work, I’m all busy (it’s so ironic!) I’ve been back in Amherst, MA, catching up with friends from home. Although I miss a few of the people in Amherst, the location of Goucher feels like home to me now. As great as three weeks of free time is, the anticipation can grow stale, and I’m looking forward to getting back into things at Goucher.
Upon returning home, I found that everyone sort of clicked back into high school mode, because our new interests didn’t match up quite as well anymore. I couldn’t bring up all this Goucher Pyrate Alliance stuff with my old friends; they have no interested in Irish music and sea shanties and all that (I can’t blame them, it’s not for everyone). Likewise, two of my friends have cultivated their interests in the natural sciences, and while I respect them greatly for it, I just can’t follow their conversations because they assume that everyone knows what a polyphenol is, and what its function is. Nobody’s at fault, it’s just that our interests diverge. So we snapped back to the things we have in common: video games and long philosophical conversations about life. I love both those things, but there’s a niche, filled at Goucher by the Pyrates, which I’m not filling here at home. That’s why I’m excited to go back.
On an unrelated note, I’ve had a number of people tell me I’m doing a great job with this blog… but they’re all people who work for Goucher (hi guys!). As much as I love them, they’re not exactly the target audience. If you’re an incoming freshman or a prospective student (or, I dunno, a parent. I have no idea who randomly clicks their way to this corner of the website) and you’re curious about college life and have questions, or just want to share an experience, please do so. Tell me what to post about, I’m open to suggestions. Send me an e-mail, Facebook me, whatever. eli.cohen@goucher.edu.
Class of 2012: I’ll see you on the 28th. I’ll be the bearded guy. You know, the really good-looking one.
-Eli