Stranger #7-
Even on my days off from class, you can catch me living my life in the school library. It's not essentially the place that I would like to spend my Sundays, but hey, ya do what ya gotta do! When I walked in the library today, the place was pretty much ghost town. Three people were present. One girl working at the counter, and two students on the computers. I kinda envy those that can actually enjoy Sunday funday while I'm surrounded by books that I never want to read, but the sound of graduation in 3 months motivates me immensely! (and the fact that sadly, football season is over, which typically used to take over my Sundays)
Meet Sharon Overton. A commuter student, just like myself who was catching up on her emails. Why did I go up to Sharon instead of the girl at the counter or the man all the way in the back of the library? Well, when I walked by Sharon, she made eye contact with me and actually smiled. I put my stuff down next to a computer 2 rows away from Sharon and went right back up to her. As I was telling her what my project was about, all she did was shake her head in agreeance to everything that I was saying. It gave me a great feeling actually. For once, someone isnt giving me a puzzled look! As soon as I was finished, she immediately began saying how she thought it was crazy how people can walk by one another and not even say hello. BINGO! Exactly my point!
Sharon is a business major. She worked full-time up until December, and then got laid off. When she graduates, she plans on submitting her resume everywhere, but would love to find something related to Human Relations. Sharon states "it's hard being an Arcadia commuter. You try and meet people, and then you take another class, and those same students that you attempted to get to know are in other classes. You barely ever see them again!" She thinks that Arcadia should have something where students are brought together to talk about their experiences, and also to meet other students.
Furthermore, Sharon openly admitted that she is typically the oldest person in all of her classes besides the teacher, which is hard as well. "I'm in my 50's! So by the time I get out of here, ill be close to retirement!" I couldnt help but laugh when she said this. Number one, I honestly didnt think she was over 50, and two, I found it pretty inspiring. It just really goes to show that it's never too late to go after what you want. Whatever is going to make YOU happy within your life, get your ass up and do it!
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