The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is home to many great things such as Goldy Gopher, the Mississippi River, friendly faces, crazy weather, determined students, and of course, inevitable awkward moments that I'm sure many of you can attest to.
1. When the hand scanner at the Rec rejects you so you have to re-type in your number and scan your hand again while everyone stares at you impatiently.
And now the workers at the front desk are laughing at me, cool.
2. When the connector shuts its doors in your face and drives off.
Then, everyone on the bus either laughs at you or looks at you apologetically because they’ve been there before.
3. When you actually make it on the connector, but it starts to drive away before you sit down, so you land on some guy’s lap.
But of course, he says sorry because #MinnesotaNice.
4. When you talk to a freshman about the STSS building but they stare at you blankly until you correct yourself and say Bruininks Hall instead.
It's still forever STSS in my mind.
5. When you are walking up the stairs in Bruininks/STSS and try not to breathe really heavily and show that you are out of shape.
Let’s be real, your workout today was walking up those endless spiral stairs.
6. When someone holds the door for you but you are at least 25 feet away, causing you to jog towards them with your backpack thumping on your back.
Again, #MinnesotaNice.
7. When you find yourself holding the door for someone but they don’t thank you and you get offended because #MinnesotaNice.
It’s easy to say “thank you,” people!
8. When you are bundled up walking to class because it is -30 degrees outside but walk into class and the temperature inside is similar to the surface of the sun, and you immediately start sweating.
I should just wear a swimsuit under my parka and be ready for anything.
9. When you slip up or down the stairs outside Walter (or any building, really) because of the snow or ice, or because you are just that uncoordinated.
No one saw that.
10. When your walk to class unfortunately goes through one of the many wind tunnels, and you regret doing your hair that morning because it now resembles that you just rolled out of bed again.Curse you, wind tunnels.
11. When it looks like you’re crying as you walk to class in the winter, but really it’s because the cold and the wind are making your eyes water.
Or maybe it’s because you have to go to class when it’s -30 degrees, either one.
12. When you get the squeaky chair in lecture that makes noise with every move you make, big or small.
Maybe if I don’t breathe, my chair will stop squeaking.
13. When you have to climb over several people in lecture to get to an open seat.
Excuse me, sorry, sorry, oops, I just ran into your laptop, my bad, sorry I sat on you, I didn’t mean to give you a lap dance there, excuse me, sorry, ah finally a seat!
14. When all of the lights are red on Washington Ave and you don’t know if you should walk across the street and risk potentially getting hit by the light rail/connector.
No, Mr. Crosswalk, I don’t want to “Wait to cross Washington at Harvard.”
15. When you almost die three times trying to cross the bike lane either by Bruininks/STSS or on West Bank.
Look both ways, say a prayer, tell your family you love them, and still nearly get hit by a bike.
16. When someone hands you a bible in the Mall and you aren't sure how to respond or what to do with it.
I can't not take it, but I don't want to take it. What do I do with it now?
