June 22, 2005
people
so here i am at stanford. there's really so much that i could write about the last week that i feel completely overwhelmed and just won't. instead, i have some thoughts about the people here...
i find myself on the outside of several groups, among others the people on my hall. they've been going out drinking every night, and i'm pretty happy not doing that. however, it's a little odd just not being included. i find myself hanging out primarily with other europeans, which has given my brain plenty of fuel for thought. first off, i wonder if other people can as easily identify europeans... i picked out most of them at first glance. i don't think i could figure out what about them looks different; subtle differences in clothing, particularly for the guys, but not enough to really be that obvious.
and then there's the question of why i feel a lot more comfortable hanging out with other people from europe. perhaps i just haven't met the "right" people from the US here. but could i really feel more comfortable? it's a very loaded question in some ways... then again, the europeans that are attending a summer program at stanford aren't exactly average, so perhaps it's significantly more complex... who knows.
well, it's time to polish up my resume before tomorrow.
Posted by lara at June 22, 2005 12:11 AM
