54 Days, 6 Hours, 53 Minutes, 31 Seconds:

A little background on my life and my family; both my parents are from Mexico, both came from families of 11 or more, grew up and worked on the farm. My parents are very old school and traditional, so you can just imagine how difficult it was for my oldest sibling. I am the youngest of 5 and my oldest sister is 38. Yea I know my parents are quit old. They never understood why someone would go to school in another state or go across the country and until myself all my siblings commuted to school.

It was a really hard transition leaving home for college, not only for myself but for majority of my family if not all. And to top it all off, my mom had the hardest time adjusting to it since I am the baby of the family.

I would have to say this is the worst year so far, when it comes to being homesick. I believe the reason is because I don’t have my family with me while I am dealing with all of my injuries (double sprain on my left ankle, exterior and interior bone spur in my left ankle, and fractured my fifth metatarsal with a sprain on my right foot).

 I cannot wait till the day I go back home. I even downloaded an application called T-Zero that can count down the months, days, minutes, and even seconds till the day I leave. I miss my family very much. I plan to do a lot of touristy stuff while I am home deciding what to do for the next school year, such as visiting China Town in LA, going to Beverly Hills and taking that tour of Universal Studios and many more. I want to start taking advantage of all that California offers. I want to take my mom with me as much as she is able to do. There is a lot I haven’t done but there is way more that she will never get the chance to do, so I want to give her all I can. That’s what I am looking forward to being home. And of course just being with my family and best friends. 

California vs. North Carolina Clubs:

There are defiantly better clubs in Southern California than North Carolina but of course we still have those shitty clubs. I have found some clubs in NC that I have liked but they do not compare to CA. In CA the clubs are designed better and they are always really packed and loud. Plus we have the number one gay club in LA and it’s amazing.

The designed isn't the only thing that sets LA aside to NC, it’s also the music and the themes they have. For example some nights they have drag shows, drag competitions, Britney, Katy or Beyonce night. When they have these nights they tend to play the artist new album and/or all their big hits throughout the night. This is really fun because majority of the people there are big fans of these artist so everyone is having a good time which is very noticeable. Also what I like about the clubs in LA is that the dance floor is usually shoulder to shoulder and everyone is dancing!!! Unlike some of the clubs in NC where I have room to do a whole dance routine if I wouldn't too. But I am not saying that is a bad thing because I do like that sometimes but if I have looking to party my ass off, I would prefer to go to LA.

The thing about NC clubs that I don’t like is that not everyone there looks like they are having a good time. I still haven’t been to some of the really good clubs in NC so I am only speaking from my experiences so far. Also just as I had mentioned in my last post I don’t like how the clubs here in NC are very unpredictable. You never know is this weekend is going to have a lot of people and they are going to play good music.

Nevertheless I have yet had any experiences at the bars and clubs in CA while being 21. So I have no insight on the prices of drinks and comparison on the bars from CA and NC. 

Warehouse 29:

I’ve been to this club in the past during my freshmen year and I always had a blast. They had different nights such as Latin, Gay or even Hip Hop. However I’ve been twice this school year and they have both been gay nights. When I’ve told people about this club, their response was “oh that gay club.” So I am guessing it has transformed into always being a gay club. Anyways generally Warehouse 29 is fun but not the best club to go to. The drinks are overpriced and it’s unpredictable when they will have a packed night. Which I believe if it’s a good club, every weekend will be a packed night.

Even though it wasn’t packed I still had a good time with my friends, but I always tend to have fun anywhere I go. I’m not a person that needs the dance floor to be packed with people before being able to go up and dance. I know what you are all thinking, “It’s because you are a dancer, you guys don’t get embarrassed,” which in fact is false. I wasn’t always this way.

I vividly remember my first time going to the club, it was my 18^th birthday and I did the two-step dance the entire night. For those of you who don’t know what the two-step is, it’s when you step side to side when you don’t know how to dance. Believe it or not, I as a dancer had no idea what to do at the club. So trust me, not every dancer feels comfortable going to the club and dancing even if no one is. I believe it all builds up over time the more you put yourself out there.