Another era comes to an end
Filed Under (Friends, Life, Places, University)
Two Years at University.
All gone by in a flash.
The two major events celebrating the end of the academic year at University, ‘The End’ and the ‘Summer Ball’ were held last friday and saturday respectively and the last term of the year is now over.
The End was immense fun. It involved about a 1000 odd students in the main squares of the University and tons and tons of alcohol. As you can expect, the outcome was definitely an experience not worth missing. The Summer Ball is pretty much the same thing, except its held in a large fancy tent and everyone is dressed in tuxedos.
Summer Ball this year was fantastically better than last year, primarily because the weather was dry. The new tent was unique, and since I got a VIP invite to the event, I also got a good free dinner. I didnt bother watching the acts, I was too busy with my friends going on the fairground rides. I ended up going on the infamous Dominator about seven times and got bored of it by the end. The general atmosphere of the night was positive and you could feel the fun all around you. I had an absolutely brilliant time and came home by 5AM after 12 hours of partying away.
Alcohol was flowing freely and excessively over the course of the 2 days, but I suppose its permissible given that it is only 2 days in a year. I know that both the days wouldnt have been half as fun had I been sober and hence the slightly generous consumption but it was well worth it and I’m going to go cold turkey for the next few months.
I’m going to miss all the final year students terribly during the next year, both these events were a huge goodbye and thanks to all of them who hung out with me over the past 2 years. Time sure has flown at an insanely fast pace and I cannot believe I am already finished with two years at Essex. It feels like it was just yesterday when I walked into good ol’ Flat 13 with my bags at midnight to meet up with my fellow flatmates. One more year, or maybe two more, but then it’ll be off into the real world which only exists as a myth within the university bubble.
I’ll be leaving for Hyderabad in a week’s time. I cannot wait to get home, its been too long since I’ve laid my taste buds upon some Paradise Biryani.
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