As many of you know, I am now attending CCSU in New Britain, CT. I miss Tunxis so much. I loved it at Tunxis. I made a lot of friends there. I loved every single professor I had. Not one bad experience there. The atmosphere here is so different, I am actually finding it a bit unpleasant. There seems to be such a negative atmosphere here. Maybe it has to do with it being the home of the blue devils. Ugh. I truly wouldn't be surprised!
So, yesterday I was in the ladies room (sorry for the image) and I hear two girls come in the rest room. They are chatting with each other and I can't help but hear what they are saying. The conversation is about book bags...about how their mothers taught them to cut open the bottom of their book bags and return it to LL Bean for a new book bag every year. Both of them. They say they do the same thing with North Face (another popular brand for kids). What the hell are parents teaching their kids?? Can this possibly be for real??
It isn't bad enough that almost every other word I hear, in the cafe/lounge/hallway, is the F word or GD or some other exclamation in that vernacular, which I find annoying and disrespectful. It is almost like they feel the need to act like idiots!
It is quite sad to see what the next generation is looking like. I am more and more proud of my son and the Godly man he is becoming!
I have made a couple of acquaintances that on the surface seem to be nice...time will tell. I hate to sound skeptical, but I have learned to trust what God shows me about individuals I meet.
So far, I think God is showing me what is really going on at this school. I picked up the school newspaper and the school magazine, thinking that maybe I could write for one of those publications. I had been writing for the school paper at Tunxis and had several articles and a photo published there.
The paper was okay...lots of newspaper articles, but no editorial page and no papers written by people who were not on staff. The school magazine was horrible. At first, when reading the description in front of the magazine, I thought, I could just write for the magazine. I read on. The very first article uses profanity. Then, so does the next article. And it went on and on throughout the magazine...which I eventually tore in half and threw in the trash. I think I am going to send a copy of this blog to the school newspaper and the magazine at the school. I am so angry and disappointed, I am not sure if I can't keep it in.
Maybe God is showing me that this isn't the school for me. For now, I go to class and get my work done and spend as little time on campus as possible. My time on campus will be spent in class or a quiet corner, away from others, if I can find such a spot. I will also be doing a major search for my Ipod and headphones to block out the NOISE. Pray for me people....and thanks in advance!
P.S...I have decided the photo I chose actually does apply to this post because so many of the people at this university seem to be in a fog.
