It was a typical Friday night. I had finished all my classes around two thirty and had the rest of the afternoon to finish up homework due at midnight. I didn’t feel like going out that evening, because the frigid air made the thought journeying downtown to party, very unappealing. However my roommate did not share the same sentiments. She was bored and restless in the room. She kept pestering me, “what we should do tonight?” “Don’t you want to go out?” I would have told her no but I knew that the rest of my night would be filled with her complaining about how we should have gone out to party. Still trying to dissuade her from going out, I responded by telling her that I would go out, but I didn’t know anywhere to go. Which was in fact true, I didn’t know of any parties or events taking place on campus or downtown.However my roommate was relentless, she contacted all the people she knew and asked them for the addresses of parties’ downtown.
Why was my roommate so adamant about going out to party? On any other night of the week she would be content …show more content…
As a frequent weekend party goer, it's easy to identify with the reasoning behind why college students party. All of the tests, papers and lectures that students do to further their academic success builds anticipation for the weekends social opportunities. Partying can be maybe be use as a reward for all the weeks hard work. You look forward to the relaxation and freedom that is ushered in on Friday nights. For some students it’s a freedom they've never experienced coming from home. Some students see college as an opportunity to make their own rules, and take this chance to experience all the things they've seen on t.v. As a high school student I was rarely allowed to party or to be out the house later than 11pm. The summer before my first semester in college I was eager to get away and be able to what I wanted without any parental
Why was my roommate so adamant about going out to party? On any other night of the week she would be content …show more content…
As a frequent weekend party goer, it's easy to identify with the reasoning behind why college students party. All of the tests, papers and lectures that students do to further their academic success builds anticipation for the weekends social opportunities. Partying can be maybe be use as a reward for all the weeks hard work. You look forward to the relaxation and freedom that is ushered in on Friday nights. For some students it’s a freedom they've never experienced coming from home. Some students see college as an opportunity to make their own rules, and take this chance to experience all the things they've seen on t.v. As a high school student I was rarely allowed to party or to be out the house later than 11pm. The summer before my first semester in college I was eager to get away and be able to what I wanted without any parental