A Taste of New Jersey

This weekend, I traveled to New Brunswick to drop my sister and her luggage off at Rutgers University. Upon arriving, I couldn’t help but notice bright red, bolded letter “R’s” on most students’ attires we passed by.

As we lugged my sister’s supplies out of the car, we spotted a group of students standing outside of the door, all with anxious expressions on their faces. No student looked alike, as if they were from all different parts of the tri-state area. In my opinion, going to a college out of state allows you to meet new faces and familiarize yourself with new people and their interests; my sister is now able to become exposed to people outside of the typical Asian group she was with in her high school.

We entered the building, and when we passed her floormates, I noticed that many students were paired off with roommates who didn’t share the same ethnicity. Every door was decorated with the roommates’ names, along with varying pictures to depict the artists’ interests.  My sister’s name was decorated with a carousel and a pretzel, along with movie tickets lining the borders of the paper. I can only guess that the person designing the poster is someone who enjoys food and theater arts.