The thrills of experiencing the different scales of homecoming at a college level-- classes competition, games, spirit, parties, and clubs. Being only fifty minutes away from Gallaudet University, I had heard a lot about their homecoming week and the fun coming with it.
I finally got to be involved with the homecoming week being a Gallaudet freshman. It started off terrible, believe it or not. On the first day of homecoming week, at Sunday noon, there was a relay where all freshmen did different sections of the relay passing on a banana. My part included some running, way more than I had anticipated. I had to run from the football field to Benson Hall. There, I had to run up nine stairs and back down. Ballard West sandlot was the final task... By the time I was at the third floor of Benson Hall, I couldn't run anymore. I found some energy in me I didn't know existed before as I sprinted to Ballard West sandlot to finish it out. Result? I threw up. Hahaha, I know.
The rest of the week wasn't as difficult as the first day itself. The next several days included many fun activities such as the mix of football and basketball, ping-pong with dixie cups, and spinning with a bat to your head then tossing a ping-pong ball onto a dixie cup... Also, flag football for the girls only and on the flip side, cheerleading for the boys only. Not to mention, all of us had to show up at volleyball games and show some support for them to fetch some much-needed points. All in all, our class did well at all of them and really bonded over those times.
Oh no, I didn't forget the weekend part obviously. Being a football player myself, I missed out on the homecoming bash; I heard it was very fun. Fortunately, I was able to go to the homecoming clubroom, it was tons of fun (PPV to mini UFC, get my drift?) along with some drinks, not just some but you get it.
I look forward to the next three years of being involved with the homecoming week. Hopefully, they won't fly by me too fast. Until then, peace out.
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