What i did for BYU's first home game ^_^

The 19th of September was BYU’s first home game of the season. Unlike the large majority of the student body I’m not a football fan. I’m a major soccer fan, I love watching every other sport like Rugby, Baseball, Hockey, Lacrosse but I just don’t like football at all. Seeing that I wouldn’t go to the game me and a group of friends decided that it would be the perfect day to hike the Y. Walking to campus to meet everyone was seriously intense. I was wearing all brown as I walked through a sea of blue and white, I felt as though I was in the twilight zone, it was mad retarded. I have never seen so many people that were so into college football, not even the NFL, college football. I‘ve only ever seen people go crazy for a Mets vs. Yankee game or the Giants making it to the Super Bowl or the World Cup, but never for a college football game. I felt so out of place, I mean I was the only person not wearing blue but for some strange reason I loved every minute of it. I felt like I was being true to myself instead of being just another face in the crowd.

I eventually met with my friends and all four of us hiked the Y. It was a steep hike but the view was amazing. I really wanted to be with nature but we could still hear the noise from the BYU stadium which I thought was absolutely ridiculous. Although we were so far away we could still hear the crazy fans. When we finally made it to the top there wasn’t so much noise and I got to enjoy the view and relax. I felt so far from home missing all my family and friends back in NYC, but I appreciated the beauty that I saw right before my eyes. It’s funny how I’ve longed to be around nature and now I just miss so many things about the city. Don’t get me wrong , it’s amazing to be here in Utah and I love it, but boy I miss the crazies u get to see on the subway, NYC slangs or walking to 42st with my friends after school and man I really do miss that spicy chicken sandwich from Café Zaiya on 41st. Sitting on top of the Y I saw my life as it now was, no more sky scrapers, just small buildings, a whole new world, and a lot of crazy football fans.

After entertaining ourselves down the mountain, we partied in the car on the way home. When I got home I sat alone in the apartment watching TV while everyone was still at the game and I thought about what my day was like. I had prayed and fasted continually to know if BYU was the right place for me and I received my answer that it was. Adjusting to this new life is easier than I thought but it’s those small things that I never really appreciated that I now miss. There’s no more arguing with Vanessa my sister when I get home from school or messing around with my dad. Here, although I have friends from the city it’s just not quit the same. I love the atmosphere, the opportunity I had to see the prophet for the first time, the awesome people I’ve met but man It’s gonna take a while to get use to these crazy football fans there seriously mad ridiculous (mad is a NYC slang word and I use it a lot ). ^_^