{"id":20158,"date":"2014-06-09T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=20158"},"modified":"2014-09-09T09:28:19","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T13:28:19","slug":"i-just-came-to-say-hello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2014\/06\/09\/i-just-came-to-say-hello\/","title":{"rendered":"I Just Came to Say Hello!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am a firm believer that introducing yourself is one of the most painful and awkward experiences on this planet. Especially when it follows the statement, as it so often does here at university, \u201ctell us your name, your program, and something that you like!\u201d I usually fall back on my go-to answer;<\/p>\r\n\"JKB_140425_5789\"<\/a>\r\n

\u201cHi. My name is Rachael, and I\u2019m studying Political Science. I like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

It usually entices a laugh from the group and allows the introductions to move along without me having to choose an aspect of my life that I believe the people around me will genuinely find interesting.<\/p>\r\n

But why is that? Why is it easier for me to brush off the question with a joking answer than to actually divulge something I like, something that may potentially even make me a friend or two? Maybe it\u2019s because I feel like joking and laughing\u00a0is<\/i>\u00a0something I like, as well as something I value as an important characteristic. Maybe it\u2019s because with 10 sets of eyes staring at you saying something along the lines of \u201cI like movies\u201d, albeit true, just seems too generic and uninteresting. Or maybe, just maybe, it\u2019s because\u00a0I\u2019m still at a point in my life where I don\u2019t feel like I can define myself in just one sentence<\/strong>. Instead, I\u2019m at a point in my life where I can\u2019t define myself at all.<\/p>\r\n

Hi. My name is Rachael, and I\u2019m going to be one of the Life @ U of T bloggers for this year. While I do actually like Pina Coladas, I have to question what sane person (or at least sane female who knows the struggles of straightening her hair on a daily basis) actually\u00a0likes\u00a0<\/i>getting caught in the rain. I\u2019m studying Political Science here at U of T, as well as History and Philosophy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Me making the best of getting caught in the rain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

I\u2019m going to be writing on this blog over the next year as I try to figure out\u00a0my introduction<\/i>. Figure out what I like, what I don\u2019t like, and maybe even find a couple things that I love along the way. So come along on this journey with me, and maybe we\u2019ll find ourselves together.<\/p>\r\n

But first off, we\u2019re going to need to get acquainted. So tell me,\u00a0\u201cWhat\u2019s your name, what are you studying, and what\u2019s one interesting thing about yourself?\u201d\u2026<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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