HU: My Experience So Far

      I'm proud of my decision to come to an HBCU...Hampton especially. Growing up in a majority white community to the black kids I kinda got labeled as an oreo. You know the saying black on the outside white on the inside. I will admit..me being an oreo probably has some truth behind it. It explains why I can't dance worth a lick or why I will proudly admit that I have country and rock on my ipod. Neverless I came to Hampton to get the black experience...and boy have I gotten it.
    
       Movies always display african american women as loud ghetto acting people. I always used to hate that stereotype but girls in my dorm are definetely loud. Through these thin walls I've heard so many unpleasant phone conversations and have been woken up at 3 a.m. by the loud off key voices of " O Happy Day" at least a dozen times...but that's college right. The day I actually see toliet paper and soap in my dorm restroom I think I will be the one singing "O Happy Day". Our cafeteria could use a little improvement also...I feel like a starving child in a third world country bcuz most of the time i refuse to eat the mystery meats that the cafe offers. And if I see another water rat (ugly beaver/rat/squirrel/wild beast) waddling its way around campus I'm calling child protective services. But there are many things I love about Hampton too.
      
        I have found my love for chicken and honey mustard. The first time I tried it I couldn't believe that I had gone the past 17 years without it #epicfail. And shoutout to Chik-fil-a who by far has the best chicken nuggets in the world. Here at Hampton I also have found my love for Go-Go music thanks to a few friends from the DMV...I am absolutely in love with Wale..Chillin is my theme song for life. I love HU's 12-2 (party in student center during day)...it's mad crazy most of the time. People make it rain in there all the time...by make it rain i mean people litterally throw Washington's (money) from the 3rd floor of the student center..MONEY IN THE BANK $$$$. At HU I've seen some exotic hairstyles and ways to dress. I've seen people wear uggs in 80 degree weather...I've seen a 20 yr old with gray hair (done purposely) but I love it because it's always something new and different to see. Let's talk about weather now....I LOVE VIRGINIA WEATHER...its amazing most of the time. The fact that I can walk around with no coat in January is awesome. The fact that it rains and leaves large puddles all over campus is awesome....#explanationrequired....I'm from michigan...and ppl in michigan used to randomly wear rainboots and i thought it was the stupidest thing in the world because you didnt really need them and i thought they just looked dumb...well here ive had a revelation.... rain boots are awesome when it rains on campus and leaves really big puddles i walk through them in my rain boots and i feel invincible...s/n until I jump in a puddle and water gets in my boots...then im just upset...but rain boots are great!! Also it amazes me how all of Virginia will shut down for a little dusting of snow..it was crazy to me. At home they would have laughed at you for saying the city neeeded 2 be shut down for that amount of snow #thesouth smh...I love how in Virginia walmart is open 24 hours...ive had some of the best memories shoppn at walmart at 1 a.m. with some frnds :-D
     Hampton has also helped me grow up. It's the longest time I've been away from home and although I miss my family and friends dearly...it's something that i needed to do to find myself. I am still searching for who I am and what i want to be in life but day by day I'm getting there and it's happening right here at Hampton. I am considering transferring schools but I will never forget my experience here....its unforgetable.

Lesson Learned:
"Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can- there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did"

Be You. Love You. Stay True.
Jaz