My First College Party

Well I went to my first college party last night and all I can say is WOW. This was quite a new experience for me because where I come from we really don’t see parties quite like this. At home I was used to spending my Saturday nights at home or just hanging out at Walmart with my friends (this kind of gives you an idea of the type of party that I’m used to). On our way to the party we ran into two friends who were on their way back from the party. One girl was doing her very best to keep the other girl, who was obviously wasted, steady and upright. She was so far gone that she couldn’t even keep her balance or walk in a straight line. Seeing this made me a tad nervous. I was starting to wonder what other kind of scenes I would be seeing that night. My roommate kind of gave me the down low on college party etiquette: 1. Don’t stare at the drunks 2. Don’t lose your cool if the guys hit on you 3. Just have fun. The closer we got to the house the more nervous and less confident I felt. I wondered if this was such a good idea, but at the same time I felt like I needed the experience. Once we got inside we were taken into a room where people were doing nothing more then drinking. Some people were so far gone that they were tripping over things and being obnoxiously loud. I tried to remain cool and collected because I didn’t want to come off like college party virgin or a geek. Things got a little more interesting when one of the brothers came in and started playing his guitar...drunk. Surprisingly he was very good at it and his playing really started making the room feel more relaxed. My favorite song that he played was “The Scientist” by Coldplay. After that I really started having fun and feeling more relaxed. Once we made it back to our dorm rooms we saw a girl who was so drunk that some of the people on duty were advising her friend to take her to the hospital. So I guess I saw some of the highs and the lows of college party life. As of now I’m not sure where I stand on the college party issue. I’m not sure if I’ll go back or not.