An Atypical Saturday

An Atypical Saturday An Atypical Saturday: That followed an atypical week MIT is certainly an unusual place. Case in point: no one really asks how your day is; they ask how your week is. Thats because most MIT students take this place one week at a time. For me, each week is like a round in a boxing match. And this week, I went down hard. MIT landed a good right hook and I hit the mat. Talk about being knocked into next week. You win this time, MIT. All you prospective students should expect weeks like that. There will be sleepless nights. There will be weeks you have to choose which work to do because you have too much and cant do it all. And there will be weeks where you feel like youre not good enough. Just remember to get up and keep fighting, because you will make it. And when the match is over, you can walk out of the ring with your head held high and know that youre a stronger person for it. Ok, enough of that. This post is actually about how I spent my Saturday. I was invited by several of my friends to my first Red Sox game. Im a senior and Ive never been. Naturally I couldnt pass up this opportunity (especially given the horrid week I had), so I paid way too much for some tickets and decided to go. On my way to the student center, I passed a football game. MIT vs. Dartmouth. I thought Wow, sports do exist here. I have the proof: We even have cheerleaders! My friends were late, so I stuck around a little while. I didnt stay to the end, but we were losing when I left. Oh well. We all met up and walked over to Fenway for a late lunch. Nothing like eating with friends to relax you. Jackie 08 and Lawrence 08 Erika 08 and Rene 08 After enjoying a full rack of BBQ ribs: We walked around Fenway in the massive crowds of people: And managed to snag some Red Sox paraphernalia before it sold out: Julianna 08 and Lawrence 08 Dont let anyone tell you that MIT students dont have good hygiene. Obviously, Lawrence has an incredibly clean nose thanks to Erika. They shut down the streets around Fenway at game time, so there were a few street performers. I thought these guys were particularly good Because it was our first time, and Julianna was in the lead, we got lost. Lawrence, however, came to the rescue and pointed us in the right direction: Finally, we all made it: The seats werent bad. We sat in the back of the outfield. A little later Sasha 08 came to join us: Dont be freaked out. She always looks like that. I hadnt been to a baseball game in a while, and I forgot how quickly they went by. An hour and a half after we got there: RED SOX WIN! So it was a day of firsts. My first bad week this semester came to an end. I saw my first MIT football game, complete with cheerleaders. And I attended my first Red Sox game. Make sure, even if you have a lot of work, to relax sometimes and hang out with your friends. It makes a world of difference.