Every Tuesday and Thursday my cell phone alarm rings at 8am, to the dismay of my roommate who has also asked that I find a new song really soon, and I roll groggily out of bed and start getting ready for the day. As you know I am a legislative intern for the CT General Assembly so not only do I have to get dressed but I have to look somewhat presentable, which isn't an easy task when your roommate is a super light sleeper. After tip toeing around the room getting ready for the day I head out to wait for the shuttle.
The Quinnipiac shuttles are their own story alone, from the nice drivers to the crazy ones to the cranky ones, oh and lets not forget the ones who turn the heat up all the way and make me want to stick my head out the window like a dog. Waiting for the shuttle to take me about 2 miles to where my car is parked can be anywhere from a 10 minute success to a 30 minute failure. Once I have made it to my car I head off on the 40 minute drive to Hartford, trying to rush if the shuttle made me later than I had hoped to be while being careful of where the cops are sitting. A couple weeks ago I got a ticket for speeding. Once I get to Hartford and park in Lot C, which is of questionable safety levels, where I then have to wait for yet another shuttle to take me to the Legislative Office Building, LOB. I am then ready to start the best part of my day. (read my other posts for more about my internship)
At somepoint around 4pm it's time to head out and I do the shuttle-drive-shuttle experience all over again. Until recently I thought I was cranky when I got back to QU because I was tired from the commute but I was wrong. All day at my internship I spend my time with real people, doing real work, leading to a real future, and then I come back to the bubble. QU is a bubble. I have realized that when I am back here at QU the issues that student are dealing with don't have the same level of importance as the issues I learn about and hear about in Hartford, real issues that affect people's lives in CT.
I think I am becoming annoyed by the issues here at QU because they just don't seem as important to me anymore. I think more students should leave QU and experience real world issues to gain some perspective on the issues they spend hours stressing out over here at QU, like what kind of pizza the cafe is serving today.
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