My Freshmen Year . .

Since my freshmen year was close to four years ago, it's a little hard for me to remember it. But I do have fond memories of much of it. When I arrived at Yale however, I was very much not into being there. I didn't have any friends really and just wanted to go home and see my friends, family, and dog. Eventually, I got out and started having fun on the weekends. I became very close friends with my neighbors and roommates.
(Right: Aidan McGlaze)

I began training very diligently at TKD. I also spent lots of time at the gym working out and at Wing Chun practice. On the less active side, I also spent lots of time next door hanging out and watching cartoons. In terms of academics, I attended my chemistry lab, English and Korean very diligently.
(Left: Dominic Matar.)

But unfortunately, I never took to my intro micro-economics course and missed many many lectures. It's a wonder how I am an economics major. Thankfully, it only requires but a sparse nine credits. Anyway, I began becoming very close with the boys of my floor. Soon after, we started to hang out with the girls below.
(Right: Gautam, Dylan, Anita, Azure)

During this time, we would also go out a lot with Kathy and Steve. So a whole big group of us would hang out on the weekends and do crazy stuff. Mainly, we would just amuse ourselves with the local Yale night life. Fortunately, I was also able to keep myself grounded by spending time with my non-drinking friends.
(Left: Kathy & Steve)

Just to include some names of this crowd, there is Gautam, Jay & Sudarshan. We would have our normal late-night chats about girlfriend issues or movies. Or we could chill and watch a video. All in all, I had a very happy freshmen year as I grew accustomed to being at Yale. (Seated: Jay, Aidan, freshmen counselor Charlie ; Standing: Me & Gautam)