THE SIMPLE LIFE

12 BARS

So our class fundraiser, the annual ‘12 Bars’ pub crawl, occurred last night. I have to say that it went really well, much better than I expected. I love my class – everyone is so talented, pulls together & pitches in to help each other out. And they’re so enthusiastic!

Planning was crazy, particularly since I was thrown into the position near the end of first quarter. 2 of my classmates took charge of designing/selling T-shirts…it was a new idea to generate extra cash and it went superb. We ended up selling over 200! And attendance for the pub crawl was great too. I don’t have the final numbers yet but I’d say close to, if not over, 400 people. For a school of approx. 600 and with majority of the 4th years out on externships…it was more than the other rep and I predicted. We ended up going to a new area, right around Wrigley’s field (that’s the Cubs stadium) and thank goodness we had another classmate helping us out with bar selection. We also had people who volunteered the night before our test to help stuff mailboxes with wristbands & maps. I’m just so amazed – I honestly think we have the best class spirit in the school!

The crawl itself was good too. Only 1 place had lines due to capacity issues and most of the bars were right beside each other – which was great cuz it was snowing pretty heavily. Each place played a different musical genre & there was even bar with dueling pianos and batting cages. Oh, and guess what? I didn’t drink one drop of alcohol last night! Most of you know how bad it can get when I let loose, so I decided not to drink last night. I know it probably makes me sound like an alcoholic but I’ve never been out to bars and clubs without drinking; and being surrounded by it for 6 whole hours, I seriously thought it would’ve been very difficult for me. Thank God the temptation wasn’t there & that my friends were being really sweet about my choice. I had such a blast hanging out with everyone and dancing…all while being completely sober. It was a new experience but fun nonetheless.

All in all, I’d say the fundraiser was a success. Of course I’ll hear of all the stories on Monday…


As an aside: One of my classmates made the complaint that our test schedule is always made around our school events (eg. event on Saturday so test on Tuesday instead of Monday) and how most our event revolve around alcoholic beverages. It didn’t seem
1) right b/c it is someone’s decision to drink and they should takes the consequences of their actions (ie. if they have a hangover and can’t study on Sunday then they should accept the mark they get on Monday’s test)
2) appropriate b/c we are in a professional school. There shouldn’t be so much encouragement for mind-altering substances, especially when we are in a higher risk population for alcoholism due to stress.

More dilemmas of a class rep to come!