Living in the Bubble.

This could be the real world now. But it’s not; it’s college. College life is like a colourful bubble; it keeps us from reality. The real world is out there; we know. But we don’t want to go out there yet. We like our bubble. We want to stay in there. It’s a safe nice world on its own without consequences; with responsibilities but with a lot of freedom. It’s a safe environment for experiments, mistakes, experiences, friends and learning. The bubble consists of many nationalities: There are French, Austrians, Spanish, Germans, Asians, Italians, some Irish and so many more. We do everything in our bubble.

We stay awake the whole night and go to class without sleep. We start doing our assignments one night before the deadline. We wake up Asian guys at 9pm. We meet new people from everywhere in the world. We go to dog races and lose our money. We speak different languages. We play drinking games. We kiss. We don’t pay attention in class; we rather play solitaire. We just knock at doors to see if there’s a party going on. We dress up. And down. We skip classes because we are hung over. We cook pasta at 5am. We watch movies. We go on bike trips. We get kicked out of clubs (if we get in...) We vomit in taxis. We wake up at 5am because of a fire alarm. We do sports. We lock ourselves out by forgetting the keys in our rooms. We set off the fire alarm by burning toasts. We fall asleep on strange sofas. We drink espresso at 5am. We take a taxi to the nightclub (and back home). Our camera brings back our memories from last night. We’re lazy. We’re busy. We study. We read. We write. We think. We blog. We drink. We smoke. We get tattoos and piercings. We need coffee. And alcohol. We’re enthusiastic. We go shopping although we have no money. We date. We get student discounts. We miss home. We fall asleep with contact lenses in. We have fun. We enjoy life. We have bad taste parties. We laugh. We cry. We work. Sometimes. We make up new words. We go out during the week and stay in during the weekend. We broaden our minds. We start thinking critically. We are open-minded.

And some day we’ll get to the point when we get our diploma. We’ll throw away our hats and will be released from the bubble. But will we be ready for reality? 

College time passes by really fast and when it’s over, there’s no way back into the bubble. There’s enough time left for seriousness, work and family; out there in the real world. So enjoy your time in college; it’s the time of your life!