Today’s VEDA (Vlog Every Day in April) submission is my touching on the culture shock I experienced going into a coed university from an all girls’ high school.
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I have two more VEDA vlogs on my Youtube Channel that I haven’t posted on my blog. I was wary about exhausting people by cross-posting. Then I received good feedback from blog readers who do not hangout on youtube, so I decided to cross-post from now on. Here’s a catchup.
- Bad Habits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfssDNhPIBo
- Juggling Two Cultures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PtA2eqf6sM
I totally have the same dryer bad habit as you! I love clean clothes but I forget about unloading the dryer.
Imma have to think about the culture shock. It was weird going from HS to A&M, but I can’t articulate why right now. I think I spent freshman year recreating the all girls atmosphere. Most of my freshman year memories are all with my SWE/female engineer buddies.
Mef,
Re: unloading. I think with me it’s laziness, not forgetfulness. Yeah I never asked you about what i was like to go to college after our HS experience.
– Linda
Ok so you’re killing me by not sharing the embarrassing story. Lol. What type of camera are you using to film these by the way? I think that most teens tend to go crazy at college & not just certain/specific “groups” bc of the independence that suddenly becomes available. Its a whole new experience for everyone. I think that Catholic girls school thing was just a fantasy created by & perpetuated by men for men. Lol.
Danielle,
I totally agree that the uniform gets the dudes to come up with these stereotypes but when I have more serious conversations with peers of both genders, they actually do think being cooped up in a one gendered school, makes you more wild in college. They also think having strict parents do the same thing. Hmm.
I still need to email you for snail mail info. Perhaps the embarrassing story can be my first letter to you!
I use an old cannon powershot. I have a better quality point and click that boyfriend got me but am too lazy to get a memory card for it.
– Linda
I have a friend that went to an all girls school up until college. She then felt all weird having to be in a coed school. I don’t know how I would react it’d be a whole weird experience for me.
Abby,
I can’t imagine being in all girls’ school in middle school, elementary school AND high school. Definitely glad it was just for high school. I liked it enough to consider it for my kids.
– Linda
Hmm.. well I went to an all girls’ AND catholic school for my entire primary and secondary education… a whole decade to be exact!
One of the first things that I and my friends used to comment about, esp. in our first year of being in a co-ed (we were 18 then) was how ‘sensitive’ guys were to react to the way we girls thought were perfectly normal behaviour… interpreting our every action as: oooh, she is interested in me!
Oh please… grow up! – would be our very reaction. We also found ourselves having to curb our touchy/feely behaviours (which I guess girls tend to just be that way among girls, holding hands, etc..), cause it was creating too much attention from guys towards us!
Still, I wouldn’t change anything from being in an all girls’ school for the amount of time that I was in… it was one of the best decade of my life! Uncomplicated by boys. Perfect! xx
Adelyne,
I had no idea you were what my friend calls, a “lifer.” I’m looking back in college. The first three years of college I lived with a high school friend and I’m curious what she was going through. I should ask her next time. She was a lifer. We were both more vocal in class that’s for sure than most of the other girls AND guys.
“Lifer”… that’s an interesting term! :)
I enjoyed watching your ‘Bad Habits’ vlog, Linda :) I loved your comment – “I drink more coffee than water” :) I used to be like that once upon a time. There is an essay by Anne Fadiman called “Coffee” which is about coffee-drinking, and which I liked very much. As you are a coffee connoisseur, I think you will like it. I can send it to you by email, if you like.
I also liked very much your vlog on juggling two cultures. It offers wonderful insights into two very different cultures. I especially liked your observations on the ‘personal bubble’.
Hi Vishy,
I’m not a coffee connoisseur but I am a huge coffee drinker. Would love to read this essay so aptly named!
– Linda