Brooklyn Bowl Reflection

So I recently went to an event at the Brooklyn bowl which was a new experience for me. My friends convinced me to go to a rave there and I really did not know what to expect. The reason I chose this as my location was because there was so much diversity in the venue. There was a lot of different ethnic groups I observed. When we got inside I felt so on edge because there was so many different types of people in one place that it was kind of overwhelming. It was not in a bad way I just felt like so much was going on. Once we got closer to the dj I got more excited. Once we got to the front we had to go back and meet some people my friend was meeting up. As we were leaving the crowd I was observing all the people around us and I felt afraid because there was a lot of …show more content…
At some point in the night I got separated from my friends in the crowd. I felt like I needed a breather so I went to the balcony in the venue hoping maybe I would find my friends there. I quickly regretted going out there because it was so cold. Some white guy came up to me and asked if I had a lighter and I said no and then he started talking to me. I told him I lost my friends and he just stayed and talked to me. He was telling me how he always comes to these rave events for a little get away. I told him it was my first time but I really liked the vibe, because everyone was so nice and just wanting to have a good time. I'm not sure how we got into the topic about politics but we started talking about Trump and how hes so racist. I asked him what he felt about the black lives movement and he told me that it sucks that we live in a world that still makes race such a big issue. He also said that we live in such a messed up world that sometimes it is nice to get away and go to an event such as the one we are at to just have fun. One of the things he said that really stood out to me was that everyone here just wants to have fun and dance no one here cares who’s black, white, blue,