Allow Me to Introduce Myself: An Updated Edition of the Post that Started It All
College has been extremely humbling and educational. I mean humbling because, with every new person I meet, I realize how stupid and incapable I am. My understanding of geography, it turns out, is horrifyingly terrible. You know that video of the people that guess where the countries are? I could easily be in those videos. I know SQUAT about other countries. I am in a comparative politics class and every time they mention a country I have to look it up. Like Yemen, Sudan ... etc. Embarrassingly, I never knew that Switzerland is like right in the middle of Europe. I thought it was by Iceland. Or, am I thinking of Sweden, now? I don't remember. The education system failed me. Well, no, I will take responsibility for my own ignorance. Also humbling because I discovered I cannot snowboard, cannot do a backbend, a pull up, a handstand, a cartwheel, navigate Kent well, do a minute plank, or play an instrument. I never knew how common it was for people to be able to perform such things.
I do not mean education in my classes, as I have really only taken core classes so far. I mean education on myself, other people, and the world. I have learned how much of an optimist I am. I mean, I always thought I was, and this blog is called "Finding the Good," so I obviously have always been at one with it. But, recently, I have realized how far my optimism truly goes, and that has been super cool to see. Even when life sucks for me, I always see the silver linings. I always know that the good comes with the bad and it is my job to sort through it, dwell on what needs dwelled upon, and stay optimistic while dealing with serious and hard things. Kind of similar to the humbling thing, I have just learned a lot about other people and states. I have learned which stores are nation wide, some colloquiums, etc. I also learned that most people do not know many religions. Like: Methodists, Pentecostals, Baptists, Evangelists, Lutherans ... most people have no clue what I am talking about. I have met people who do not even know that Christianity has that many sects. I guess my knowledge in Religion makes up for knowledge on Geography?? Apparently, a lot of people do not know who Mother Theresa is. Wild.
When I went to Catholic schools, I was the black sheep. I was the one who did not really believe in the things we were learning, wasn't interested in going to mass, never really felt very religious. I used to be the odd one out for being NOT religious. At Kent, my friend once looked at me and said, "I have never been friends with a religious person before. It's weird." Hilarious to me. I had made some Biblical allusion to like Job or something. That is what elicited her comment. It is so weird to not be able to use Catholic punch lines. I have to come up with a new repertoire of allusions, I guess. My friend's boyfriend went to an Inn over Christmas and it was full so they had him sleep in the conference room of it or something. So I said, "was he with someone pregnant?" Classic. Quality cheesy Bible joke. Alas, comments like those will fall to the wayside, I suppose.
I have been really happy, recently. Living my best life. Like the Cardi B song. I recently am liking rap. I never was against it, just never listened to it. But, my good friend is a huge rap fan. At first, I just wanted to understand what he was talking about, but then I ended up actually really liking a lot of rap. Cardi B, Chance, Lizzo, Childish Gambino, Kanye (old, only, except for "Lift Yourself" ahahha), Kendrick Lamar (an absolute genius), yknow, all of the basic ones. Nothing unique. Not DEEP into rap, just the surface radio stuff is good to me. I still want to go see Bad Bad Hats in March, though. Head and the Heart are going to the Red Rocks Amphitheater with Hippo Campus, and I still want to see that, too. Not losing my roots, yo! Houndmouth, Avett Brothers, and Lorde (the last minute and a half ish gives me chills) remain the best concerts ever. I also have expanded into like alternative pop? I don't know what to call it, but like Willow is super good, surprisingly. And SZA is obviously great. Stuff like that.
I have been watching a lot of movies, thank God. Truly my favorite thing to do on a lousy day. Greenbook was the latest movie I saw that I was like, my God, top five immediately. I think my top five now stands: Life is Beautiful, Silver Linings Playbook, Greenbook, Into the Woods, and Mama Mia (both equally). I have also been reading more than usual, which has been a nice change. Not just school assignments. I also love stand up comedy all of a sudden?? Iliza and John Mulaney have my heart. I have tried workouts I never knew existed. Pushed my body to do things like rock climbing and WERQ. This is because of CHAARG, which has also encouraged me to tap into my feminine side. Suddenly I wear leggings and thongs and makeup occasionally. I even wear my hair half up!! A whole new me.
I have met really cool people. Some intriguing acquaintances that make me want to write about them. Some odd hang outs with people I randomly hit up earlier in the year as an effort to meet people at my new school. But also some genuinely GOOD people. Not just nice, like actually good human beings. It is refreshing. I have a lot in common with some of them, which makes it easy and interesting. I realized at Kent that, my whole life, I had surrounded myself with people different than me. I wanted people to challenge me and broaden my horizons. Now, I feel like I know people who actually think like I do, share the same morals, and enjoy doing the same things. Now ... let me be clear. I realize that I attended predominantly white Catholic schools until now. So, in ways, I was always surrounded by people like me. But, they never thought like me. Does that make sense? Same upbringing, yes, same "ten commandments" morals ... people to make Bible jokes around. But, they just care about different things. I don't know, maybe not. I just feel on the same wavelength with people at Kent more than I have before.
Anyway. That is me. Every conversation has added a synapse within my brain, rearranging which smells I connect to which memories and which words evoke which thoughts. They dance around my brain, storing knowledge within the depths of my brain and seeking new land within it to store new data. Like the Spongebob episode. Every new song brings a new wave of joy, a new beat for my heart to mimic. Every movie is a new journey I embark upon; emotions I never knew I could explore take the shape of tears and laughter brought on by films. Every book resonates with me, explaining my life better than I could ever detail with my own words. The most intimate way to get inside someone's brain is to hear what they hear and see what they see. To feel the same emotions because of the same experiences. To witness what makes them tick. To understand their foundation. So, if you have any interest in seeing why I think how I do, follow some of the links. It was a fun exercise, honestly, I recommend doing it yourself and discovering what is close to your heart.
I love the people here. I love my job here. I love my internship here. I love CHAARG here and my coworkers ... I love me here.
I do not mean education in my classes, as I have really only taken core classes so far. I mean education on myself, other people, and the world. I have learned how much of an optimist I am. I mean, I always thought I was, and this blog is called "Finding the Good," so I obviously have always been at one with it. But, recently, I have realized how far my optimism truly goes, and that has been super cool to see. Even when life sucks for me, I always see the silver linings. I always know that the good comes with the bad and it is my job to sort through it, dwell on what needs dwelled upon, and stay optimistic while dealing with serious and hard things. Kind of similar to the humbling thing, I have just learned a lot about other people and states. I have learned which stores are nation wide, some colloquiums, etc. I also learned that most people do not know many religions. Like: Methodists, Pentecostals, Baptists, Evangelists, Lutherans ... most people have no clue what I am talking about. I have met people who do not even know that Christianity has that many sects. I guess my knowledge in Religion makes up for knowledge on Geography?? Apparently, a lot of people do not know who Mother Theresa is. Wild.
When I went to Catholic schools, I was the black sheep. I was the one who did not really believe in the things we were learning, wasn't interested in going to mass, never really felt very religious. I used to be the odd one out for being NOT religious. At Kent, my friend once looked at me and said, "I have never been friends with a religious person before. It's weird." Hilarious to me. I had made some Biblical allusion to like Job or something. That is what elicited her comment. It is so weird to not be able to use Catholic punch lines. I have to come up with a new repertoire of allusions, I guess. My friend's boyfriend went to an Inn over Christmas and it was full so they had him sleep in the conference room of it or something. So I said, "was he with someone pregnant?" Classic. Quality cheesy Bible joke. Alas, comments like those will fall to the wayside, I suppose.
I have been really happy, recently. Living my best life. Like the Cardi B song. I recently am liking rap. I never was against it, just never listened to it. But, my good friend is a huge rap fan. At first, I just wanted to understand what he was talking about, but then I ended up actually really liking a lot of rap. Cardi B, Chance, Lizzo, Childish Gambino, Kanye (old, only, except for "Lift Yourself" ahahha), Kendrick Lamar (an absolute genius), yknow, all of the basic ones. Nothing unique. Not DEEP into rap, just the surface radio stuff is good to me. I still want to go see Bad Bad Hats in March, though. Head and the Heart are going to the Red Rocks Amphitheater with Hippo Campus, and I still want to see that, too. Not losing my roots, yo! Houndmouth, Avett Brothers, and Lorde (the last minute and a half ish gives me chills) remain the best concerts ever. I also have expanded into like alternative pop? I don't know what to call it, but like Willow is super good, surprisingly. And SZA is obviously great. Stuff like that.
I have been watching a lot of movies, thank God. Truly my favorite thing to do on a lousy day. Greenbook was the latest movie I saw that I was like, my God, top five immediately. I think my top five now stands: Life is Beautiful, Silver Linings Playbook, Greenbook, Into the Woods, and Mama Mia (both equally). I have also been reading more than usual, which has been a nice change. Not just school assignments. I also love stand up comedy all of a sudden?? Iliza and John Mulaney have my heart. I have tried workouts I never knew existed. Pushed my body to do things like rock climbing and WERQ. This is because of CHAARG, which has also encouraged me to tap into my feminine side. Suddenly I wear leggings and thongs and makeup occasionally. I even wear my hair half up!! A whole new me.
I have met really cool people. Some intriguing acquaintances that make me want to write about them. Some odd hang outs with people I randomly hit up earlier in the year as an effort to meet people at my new school. But also some genuinely GOOD people. Not just nice, like actually good human beings. It is refreshing. I have a lot in common with some of them, which makes it easy and interesting. I realized at Kent that, my whole life, I had surrounded myself with people different than me. I wanted people to challenge me and broaden my horizons. Now, I feel like I know people who actually think like I do, share the same morals, and enjoy doing the same things. Now ... let me be clear. I realize that I attended predominantly white Catholic schools until now. So, in ways, I was always surrounded by people like me. But, they never thought like me. Does that make sense? Same upbringing, yes, same "ten commandments" morals ... people to make Bible jokes around. But, they just care about different things. I don't know, maybe not. I just feel on the same wavelength with people at Kent more than I have before.
Anyway. That is me. Every conversation has added a synapse within my brain, rearranging which smells I connect to which memories and which words evoke which thoughts. They dance around my brain, storing knowledge within the depths of my brain and seeking new land within it to store new data. Like the Spongebob episode. Every new song brings a new wave of joy, a new beat for my heart to mimic. Every movie is a new journey I embark upon; emotions I never knew I could explore take the shape of tears and laughter brought on by films. Every book resonates with me, explaining my life better than I could ever detail with my own words. The most intimate way to get inside someone's brain is to hear what they hear and see what they see. To feel the same emotions because of the same experiences. To witness what makes them tick. To understand their foundation. So, if you have any interest in seeing why I think how I do, follow some of the links. It was a fun exercise, honestly, I recommend doing it yourself and discovering what is close to your heart.
I love the people here. I love my job here. I love my internship here. I love CHAARG here and my coworkers ... I love me here.
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