The other day, I was laying down in one of the awesome hammocks that surround Bear Lake thinking about summer living at Oakland. This is my second summer here, being that last summer I was an Orientation Group Leader. It is so peaceful and the days are long and full of fun. People always write Oakland off as a commuter campus, but some of the best times I have had have involved living here on campus. Thoughts of all of my friends and the awesome events that I have participated float on through my head as I swung in the hammock. I would not trade those times for all the money in the world. This summer, I have been spending a lot at the apartments. I did not realize how large they are! My fiancé lives there because she is taking summer classes (Italian). Her and her roommates have been having a blast there, and I have been a frequent visitor.
Another one of the great things about Oakland that many people do not think about is Rochester. It is such a great town and always has a lot of things going on. For instance, Applebees, just across the street from the campus, just had a black light party. There was karaoke and ½ off all appetizers. A bunch of my friends and I all went and ruined our reputations by attempting to sing, “Come on Eileen.” It was horrible, but tons of fun. My fiancé and I also recently took a couple of bikes and rode down to Downtown Rochester. We walked up and down the strip and window-shopped. She even convinced me to go into a couple of the bridal shops to pick out a cake topper. In the end, we ended up having ice cream and riding back to OU with all smiles.
After falling off my hammock numerous times, (I have terrible balance) I started to head back to my room in Hamlin. On the way, I saw a woodchuck; one that I am sure is the same one that I have seen a couple of times in the past few days. I think he is stalking me, to tell the truth, but I was reminded by him that OU is also a wildlife haven. How many universities the size of Oakland can you have to walk around the crazy geese because they just had goslings and hiss and chase you down if you come too close? Not many. I have also run into an entire herd of deer on my way to class this past winter, not out of the ordinary at all for Oakland.
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ReplyDeleteKevin, all those things are so true! The thing i like about OU is that if you want to get off campus for a bit there is so much stuff to do near by. There are 4 malls with in 20 min from campus and so many restaurants options that we can walk to. Its great!!!
ReplyDeleteOakland is in such a great location, with all the restaurants across the street and the malls that are so close. I was really afraid of coming to Oakland at first because of all the wildlife and nature that fills our campus (I'm allergic to nature). It's really not that bad at all, the animals are used to being on campus so they don't feel threatened by us, they don't bother us at all, they just go on about their days just like we do. The campus life is great as well but it is nice to experience all of the great things that happen off campus.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Kevin, in that the surrounding area of campus is great. There are numerous disc golf courses around the area and even one on campus. Another great thing is that you don't have to drive yourself to these locations during the school year. The BEAR BUS will make routine and special trips to the malls, downtown Rochester, and many other places. I like that because it allows me to save on gas money.
ReplyDeleteKevin, you have such a great memory to remmeber play by play of what happened during you hammock trip lol. I agree with your post, you did an awesome job. I love Oakland in the summer. In fact, I love Oakland Period. Great job :)
ReplyDeleteThe hammock make me so happy. Whether you ate just doing homework, reading, or chatting with a friend. It is really beautiful, and you capture the essence of the hammock so wonderfully I love it!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that we have so many things to do in Rochester. Especially on main street where they have so many interesting shops and absolutely amazing restaurants
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