Throughout my commutes to and from school I noticed one thing that really stood out to me, the way people cross streets. However out of all these people, I observed that college students tended to cross the street the most dangerously. I even notice this with the way I cross the streets. For example, today I was crossing a street and at the same time a taxi was making a left. I had the walk sign but at the same time i did see him turning, but i still decided to cross anyway. What went through my head was the same as what always go through my head in a situation like this “Hit me”. I know that if I get hit I could get a lot of money, and an excuse to miss some class and get off. Who wouldn’t want that?? I think a lot of other college students have this in the back of their mind too. Actually, it probably goes through most people’s heads when they cross a street.
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To dorm or not to dorm, that is the question. I pondered that question for many months before making a final decision. Life in the city would be a great change from life in Staten Island. Plus it would save a ton of time when it comes to commuting. However it would pretty costly too. It would cost more to live in the dorms than at home, I would have to quit my job and i would have to get rid of my car. Do I really want to give all that up to live in the city? I didn’t so I chose to commute from home everyday, an hour and a half one to school and then another hour and a half home; 3 hours of my day spent on public transportation. At first I thought this commute would be the death of me but after the first couple weeks it started getting better. I have everything timed right now and i even incorporated studying into my time spent commuting. The only thing that hasn’t gotten better is the people I have to deal with daily, like the ones who rush onto the ferry like it’s going to run out of seats. But overall I think I made the right decision and I think I can handle this commute for the next 4-6 years of college.