I am not an athletic girl and let me tell you cycling was still fun. The atmosphere allowed you to get lost and really get into cycling. It is fun with friends but it is meant for you to be by yourself. This was an experience that allowed me to work out my issues and really have a space where for about an hour I can just grind.
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This was the first ever sports event I have ever been too at Cornell. Overall I was kind of bored with the basketball playing because I myself am bot a sports girl. But my favorite part was when they brought out the little middle school girls to play on the court. I liked how everyone in the crowd was hyping them up and supporting them. It is so important that children especially young girls are encouraged to do sport. I really liked how that experience made them happy even if none of them even scored a point.
So as someone who wants to be a future lawyer I always enjoy the movies with Judge Scott Miller. This movie was all about the idea of how much control do lawyers have when it comes to what their clients defense is. Do lawyers manipulate their clients so that they have a better chance of winning the case. I think that this is funny because people often think that this is what all lawyers do based on movies and television shoes. People think of lawyers as sneaky but they have a code against these forms of manipulation. But in addition it is not always the lawyer sometimes the client knows the lawyers job and tries to manipulate it so that they get less time or better treatment. Lawyers are good people but they are always seen as people who do not care whether you are guilty or not but someone worried about winning. Lawyers have a code and they make sure to follow it.
As someone who is considered a funny girl I see what Nanette was talking about when she said she was considering stoping comedy. I seriously am one of those people who always tries to laugh through anything and sometimes that’s not okay. It does ruin how you remember things, memories try to morph into jokes. This does not allow you to feel things fully it also does not allow for closure because you are constantly reopening up the same wound. I very much was dumbfounded by this idea because it is something I always do. I need to re examine how much I joke about things because not everything needs to be a Joe. Sometimes you need to fully feel something painful without joking about it.
I saw the most interesting presentation at the Entrepreneurship Conference. Basically the idea was an AirBnB service but for farms. At Cornell I feel like people tend to overlook CALS students. In places of higher education, there always seems to be a hierarchy set up based on majors. For example at Cornell University engineers are at the top, this is because we live in a society that admires those in tech. At the bottom of the hierarchy would be C.A.L.S majors, especially the ones that work on the farm. Despite being s.t.e.m majors they are rarely referred to as such, this is because they do farm work which makes peoples think of rural areas. The association with having a future on a rural farm causes people to not respect C.A.L.S majors as much as other s.t.e.m majors. This presentation was a perfect mix of the tech world and the agricultural world.
I am not a fan of anything that has to do with water, even frozen water but with the help of my friends I was able to get on the ice and skate (or at least try). I would personally not try to skate again but if my friends are there with me I know I would be more willing to throw on skates. I am happy that this was an option for me because even though I was scared I am happy I went on the ice and even got to complete the whole rink.
I go out and party every weekend. I am constantly trying to avoid real life running away to the closest frat party or kickback (a small get together with friends). Every weekend I overindulge with drinking often doing way more than I need to because I like the feeling of not being in control. Growing up partying was something only the white kids did and I was always jealous of the freedom they had. I grew up with very strict parents and had to hide everything. So when I came to college I fully got into the partying culture because it was version of freedom. The loud beats, the dark room, and strangers all give me a sense of freedom that I didn’t have as a kid. Drinking is very much a weird part of college it’s something we do but never really think about till it get’s bad.
I think of myself as an ethical person but this showed me that life is very much grey. Because in my mind there is always a right answer but that might not always be the right answer for you. The situation that makes me believe this is the one about would you read your significant others messages. I believe that you should not read those messages but like what if I don’t trust you or I heard you were cheating, then for me I have to read those messages, and I am not at fault. I know the most adult thing to do is to just ;eave said person but I am still young and if I need answers I will get answers. I am ethical in I treat others how I want to be treated, but when it comes to matters of the heart I get a little unethical.
I was very interested in this experience. I was lucky enough to be paired with a man that himself was a lawyer and was able to make a connection for the future. This was also interesting because these people were in our shoes a couple of years ago. It showed me that I am here for a reason, I have a future ahead of me. There are always times when I get imposter syndrome, do aI belong here, but hearing that I can do it from someone who was able to do it themselves very much reassured me. I was also lucky enough to do this like how I do most things and that is I was able to do this with my friend. I am very afraid of meeting new people and having a friend there allowed me to be comfortable and show the trustee sitting across from me, the authentic me.