So much for events...

What are these “social events” everyone speaks of? To me, it simply means nothing. To be honest, I really don’t get too much time to go out like the average kid. I play tennis for the Drexel team, so my focus is strictly on practicing and winning. Education is definitely part of the agenda as well, but that already is a given.

I have been absent from each and every single social event that occurred during the first week of school. However, I did attend my first tennis tournament as a Drexel Dragon representative. This tournament, The Philly Six, consisted of LaSalle, Villanova, Temple, St. Joe’s, University of Penn, and Drexel. It was quite the transition from being in the junior level to playing a Division I level. Everyone is bigger and hits harder, and I became merely a small fish in the ocean. Despite the size discrepancy of me being 5’6 and everyone else at least 5’10, I stood my ground. With the support of my fellow Dragons, I felt confident and determined. This was quite a new experience; having the support from a group of people I just recently met. Tennis no longer felt like an isolated world where there is just me. It suddenly became a team sport. Anyhow, I took on the tournament and won the damn thing, and I’ve never felt better.  I shared my triumph and victory with the team, who now became my family. In addition to such rewards, I was able to represent for my school and proved that Drexel is a force to be reckoned with.