Why I Love Pratt December 7, 2007
Posted by Katie Oh in : Such As , trackbacki do bitch about this school a lot. it’s run in a very unorganized manner. the financial aid seems to suck. no one seems to know what the hell anyone else is doing. i have to ride the damn g train. [har har har.]
but i really do love it. i choose to believe that i would not meet anyone like the people i’ve met here anywhere else. amber, a spunky feminist from tennessee who is always fun to talk to. emily, who i can really only describe as very business-womanly, she almost went pre-med in virginia. robert, who appreciates literary lolcats, a breezy guy from oregon. stephanie, from “the bad part” of maryland, who could beat my ass both physically and in a formal debate. sarah, from scranton, pa, who writes limericks about our science class. gillian, a longislander, who loves the weakerthans and has the cutest purses. lyndel, a floridian, who spent two weeks in switzerland making out with a british boy, met a guy who fly her out for a date in their private jet. jenny, from colorado, who is perhaps the smartest person my age i’ve ever met. these people are all amazing. they are the people who i have made my stand-in family here.
and, oh, the work i’ve done here. i’ve written mostly sad pieces since i’ve been here, and i can honestly say that between the new adjustment and the stuff i’ve had to deal with from my family, this will have been the hardest semester i’ll probably ever take. but i love the things i’ve written. i’m working on making chapbooks, my triad of short stories that was my final project for studio. i should have them with me when i come to mi. because i am poor, i am going to sell them for $3.
and brooklyn is, well, brooklyn. i will always prefer manhattan [something about being in that rush all the time, so exhilarating!] but brooklyn isn’t too shabby. there are more characters here. myrtle ave and bergen bagels. so amazing.
in short, i love it here. it is perfect for me. you should all come visit so you can experience it, too.
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