100+ degrees + Humidity= the SUCK.
The past couple of days I’ve finally been spending time outside the apartment. Since all the UT students have been coming back onto campus, I’ve been going out to try and meet some new people. I guess being in the cool AC-ed apartment had spoiled me, because I totally forgot how ridiculously hot it got during the day. It was ridiculous because you would step outside and your face would get assaulted with the full intensity of the sun’s rays. Almost a split second after you feel your skin sizzle, the humidity comes and embraces you in a sloppy, wet hug.
More than the heat, it’s this humidity that just makes you feel miserable. At least with direct sunlight you can minimize it’s effects by going into shade, but the mugginess is everywhere. Every breath is just that slight bit more difficult, and even sweating doesn’t make you feel better because it doesn’t evaporate off; it just adds extra weight for your poor body to lug around.
Despite this adjustment, it’s been awesome getting to meet people on campus. I have to say, there are so many differences between the people on UT and UM. I’ll get into it more in depth later, but a couple takeaways from the past couple days of interacting with the students.
1. Freshmen look so ridiculously young. Good grief, I swear I met a guy who looked like he was 15. He was tall and gangly, had braces, and a face full of acne. When I was talking with him, I swear his face cracked a couple times. Freakin’ A… I’m old.
2. Undergrads (especially 1st/2nd years) don’t know anything. I just remember when I came into UM, I at least had a couple goals I hoped to accomplish for the year/ college… but literally none of the guys had an inkling of what they wanted to do- or seem to care. It just blew my mind.
3. Playing sports is a universal way to make guy friendships. There’s something beautifully simple about working with random people to kick/throw a goal or TD. Nothing more effective, and nothing easier. Except maybe video games. Side observation: there seems to be an increasing number of young guys who look athletic but are not. People with active lifestyles are becoming an endangered species. Sad.
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