Cocooned vs. Engaged
Since I rarely see any of the University campus, because I am stuck in the Art building 24/7 I decided to become familiar with new surroundings and it’s people. I rarely find myself being super closed in while I am on campus, so this was a new experience for me. As I walked around (the only girl you could find with-in miles wearing a hoodie in ninety degree weather) with my i-pod blasting and sunglasses on, I observed the way that people were looking at me. Not only did others look at me weird and probably thought that i was nuts, only made me feel weird and TOTALLY nuts! I even convinced myself at one point that I was. Convinced that people where afraid of me, one girl saw me and choose a different path as I walked toward her. It was hard for me, to not be accepted in a world I felt so comfortable in. It was also hard for me to stay in character, avoid smiling at people who smiled at me. Then finally relief, I was able to walk as I normally would. Smiling at everyone, I even found myself saying “Hi” to people I didn’t know because of the horrible feeling of being cocooned, I even started skipping around being happy to be in the ninety degree heat without a hoodie! I was just happy to be me again, it’s just so much easier to be happy and friendly!
