so while in college, i was known as several different names. "east coast andy," "white boy andy," "preppy andy," and so on. i guess with names like that, it led me to feel more isolated during college since i was basically the only one from the east coast. everyone already knows each other at state schools, since a very large percentage of students come from each high school. so you can say that i was definitely and 'outsider' or 'loner' or whatever you want to call it.

so this is the ironic thing about coming to wake forest. now i'm known as "west coast andy," "asian andy," etc. i went to a happy hour today and judging by the reactions and mentionings of different people, that was the obvious conclusion. so basically, i am now known as the exact opposite from berkeley. irony at its finest.

the real question: will i feel like an outsider this time like i did at cal? the answer is definitely not. first of all, this is business school where the point is to make as many "friends" as you can. so even if i felt like being a loner, people will still come up to me and be nice and friendly and include me in their activities (as a side note, i am also to blame for being anti-social at berkeley, but honestly, it's hard to be friends to people you don't click with). secondly, i get along better with the students here (who are 98% caucasian) infinitely better than the students at berkeley and asians as a whole in california, even including the fellow brothers and sisters at my church.

so i guess i'm happy that i am here and am definitely looking forward to the next two years. who knows, i might even stay here and just get a southern accent too.