Last night was a typical saturday night for my
flatmates: LCR A list!
The only difference was I stayed sober and had lemon
water for the whole night. At predrinks, I was watching everyone having their usual:
a pint of beer, a bottle of wine, vodka and schmitt. Normally I would have
enjoyed a glass of whiskey or a ginger beer or a vodka with mixer. But being on
£5 obviously meant I could not afford such items. No one knew except for my
bestie that I was not drinking.
I realised that uni social life is surrounded by food
and alcohol. If I couldn't afford food then my there is no way I could afford
to have a social life. This really hightlight why poverty is a perpetual cycle
because people missed out on opportunities. I am not talking about drinking
here but about being able to participate in public events. I remember in one of my social anthropology class, the lecturer was talking about how a man unable to buy new clean clothes prevented him from participating in the community life.
Whilst I don't think drinking completely a bad thing,
it actually questions my true social skills. I thought this doesn't mean I
can't go out, does it?
Strangely enough, I had a great night of just solely
dancing and having fun with my two bestfriends: George and Ben. My friends are
very supportive of the fact that I am doing the challenge and of course, not
drinking! People offer to buy me drinks which is very nice but it is the
principle, I can't just "live-off" someone's else. I am so happy I
have surrounded by so much support and so many great friends!
In the end, we were rocking it out with Katie there
too! It was a good night :)
Last night was a typical saturday night for my flatmates: LCR A list!
The only difference was I stayed sober and had lemon water for the whole night. At predrinks, I was watching everyone having their usual: a pint of beer, a bottle of wine, vodka and schmitt. Normally I would have enjoyed a glass of whiskey or a ginger beer or a vodka with mixer. But being on £5 obviously meant I could not afford such items. No one knew except for my bestie that I was not drinking.
I realised that uni social life is surrounded by food and alcohol. If I couldn't afford food then my there is no way I could afford to have a social life. This really hightlight why poverty is a perpetual cycle because people missed out on opportunities. I am not talking about drinking here but about being able to participate in public events.
Whilst I don't think drinking completely a bad thing, it actually questions my true social skills. I thought this doesn't mean I can't go out, does it?
Strangely enough, I had a great night of just solely dancing and having fun with my two bestfriends: George and Ben. My friends are very supportive of the fact that I am doing the challenge and of course, not drinking! People offer to buy me drinks which is very nice but it is the principle, I can't just "live-off" someone's else. I am so happy I have surrounded by so much support and so many great friends!
In the end, we were rocking it out with Katie there too! It was a good night :)
- See more at: https://www.livebelowtheline.com/blogs/28165#sthash.1uqvSuH1.dpuf
The only difference was I stayed sober and had lemon water for the whole night. At predrinks, I was watching everyone having their usual: a pint of beer, a bottle of wine, vodka and schmitt. Normally I would have enjoyed a glass of whiskey or a ginger beer or a vodka with mixer. But being on £5 obviously meant I could not afford such items. No one knew except for my bestie that I was not drinking.
I realised that uni social life is surrounded by food and alcohol. If I couldn't afford food then my there is no way I could afford to have a social life. This really hightlight why poverty is a perpetual cycle because people missed out on opportunities. I am not talking about drinking here but about being able to participate in public events.
Whilst I don't think drinking completely a bad thing, it actually questions my true social skills. I thought this doesn't mean I can't go out, does it?
Strangely enough, I had a great night of just solely dancing and having fun with my two bestfriends: George and Ben. My friends are very supportive of the fact that I am doing the challenge and of course, not drinking! People offer to buy me drinks which is very nice but it is the principle, I can't just "live-off" someone's else. I am so happy I have surrounded by so much support and so many great friends!
In the end, we were rocking it out with Katie there too! It was a good night :)
- See more at: https://www.livebelowtheline.com/blogs/28165#sthash.1uqvSuH1.dpuf
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