The Florida A&M Experience (Through the Fall 2010 Semester)

So Far my Florida A&M Experience has not been what I thought it would be. Coming from a guy who isn't the most fashionable guy in the world I feel like an outsider somewhat and I'm ok with that. I knew black people were more fashionable but damn this is getting out of hand. It's like a damn fashion show. The character should make the person not the clothes. Some people at Florida A&M are like just way into fashion like it's apart of them. I see nothing wrong with wearing sweatpants. Ok, maybe I wear them 3-4 days out the week but, when I'm cold I am going to wear something comfortable. I rather be comfortable and warm then cute and cold.


Coming from two different colleges before I transferred to FAMU I realized some people were like relationship oriented and that's what I am. Now, that I'm at FAMU and had a chance to observe people just about nobody is relationship oriented. Not even no where near it, it's just if you aren't down with having sex or calling each other "Boo" or "Babe" and not even be committed then you are going to feel like an outsider. I really think very few people at FAMU knows what the relationship actually means. Sad, but true. I don't get the whole playing games with each other. I never played games, and never intend to play games so, therefore I see playing games is pointless if you ask me. I don't think all people at Florida A&M are like that but I believe most are.


I knew once I got my acceptance letter it was going to be a different culture. Especially considering I never been around this large amount of black people in my life. I knew it was a party school and I'm not the party type but damn these people party here 24/7 like it's a religion or something. Find me a girl at Florida A&M wait..... let me REPHRASE THAT! A cute girl, who good values who doesn't party at Florida A&M and I'll talk to her ASAP! lol... These FAMU students love their clubs that much is evident.


The school work at FAMU is something I definitely was not prepared for. I was used to just studying for tests and calling it a day but J School (School of Journalism and Graphic Communication) is no joke! My first semester was horrible. I never had a semester like that in my life. Trust me It will be my first and my last semester that my grades will be that poorly. I must do better. Everything wasn't so bad, I just had to get accustomed and adjusted to the workload and I also was writing for the school newspaper doing the sports section. That right there is no joke, but I gained very good experience. I had my up's and down's with the newspaper but I'm better for it. At least 25 plus articles under my belt and I'm only going to get better. Covering the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers Women Volleyball Team was time consuming at times but I wouldn't trade that in for the world. I'm excited to get back to covering them in August. I hope soon to have my own sports radio show or something of that sort. Some of my closest friendships are from the Sports Section of the newspaper staff. I don't have many friends but, I need to be more sociable as well. It's a two way street that Im ready to venture out on and meet new people.


I think I have it narrowed down, a lot of people call me a NERD and I'm fine with that, I just need a girl that will be able to like me for me...so, I hope to find that girl at FAMU because hope is bleak but it's not all gone but we'll see untill then I will leave you with my favorite shirt I brought just recently and it fits who I am so well.