I heard they call water fountains bubblas

It's true. In Boston they call water fountains bubblas.

This past spring break was hands down the best spring break of my life. Six of my best friends (all who are graduated last year) bought me a trip to Boston and New York. It was my early graduation present from them, and it was the absolute best present ever. They knew I applied to some east coast schools, so they took me college touring and sightseeing.

The first thing I noticed in Boston was how different the people were, and I don't mean race. I'm talking about manners. Don't get me wrong, I loved the city, but the people there were so mean! One morning we were waiting in line to get breakfast and the lady in front of us asked for a sandwich without the bun. The man behind the counter, the manager might I add, asked her why she didn't want the bun. It wasn't just a "why?" but more of a "WHY???" Yes, it is a little strange, but especially as the manager, you are not supposed to treat a customer like that. They ended up arguing over a stupid bun for a while and we didn't know whether to leave or not.

Another thing I noticed about east coasters is that they do not care about crosswalk signals at all. They don't just jaywalk, but they jaywalk diagonally! I couldn't do that. I thought I'd get "bachi" for jaywalking so I was pretty much the only one paying attention to the crosswalk signals.

By the end of my trip, I had mixed feelings about the east coast. I loved the city a lot, but the people really made me feel unsafe and always on guard. Everyone was in a hurry to get somewhere and just pushed through the crowd. I could never do that.

"Are some things meant to be?"

"Let's say God puts two people on earth and they are lucky enough to find one another, but one of them gets hit by lightening, well then what? Is that it? Or perchance you meet someone new and marry them all over again. Is that the person you're supposed to be with, or was it the first? And if so, when the two of them are walking side by side, were they both the one for you and you just happened to meet the first one first, or was the second one supposed to be first? And is everything chance? Or are some things meant to be?"

I don't remember where this is from, but i found it on a document of a bunch of quotes I keep on my computer. It made me think about college.

I was extremely upset when I didn't get into my first choice college, so I ended up somewhat "settling" on where I plan to go now. I mean, I don't mind and I'm happy that I didn't really have to make a big decision, but at the same time, there will always be that "what if?" and "if only..." in the back of my mind.

I already knew from the size of the envelope that I didn't get into my first choice school. I didn't think I would get that upset about not getting in, but I guess it meant more to me than I thought. I cried, I complained, I was a grumpy pain in the ass for the next couple days. But after I got over it a little (still a little upset), I wondered if this is what is supposed to happen. Maybe something spectacular will happen to me because I didn't get in. Maybe I will become more successful at the school I decided to go to instead. But it's hard to think about that when the future is so far away. So until then, I will still be wondering "what if?"