Disconnect: The Exeter Bubble

I feel stupid. While I no longer call myself a diehard Fall Out Boy fan, I was devastated when I learned that they had released a new album without my knowledge. Anyone who's known me at any point from 5th grade to the middle of 7th knows that FOB was my one and only for a loooooong time. I loved them. Loved them. Still do, actually. But that's not really what I'm here to talk about tonight.

Instead, I think I will allow this to present an example of the selective permeability of the Phillips Exeter Academy bubble.

The PEA bubble is phenemenom which can be described after living there for only about a month. Often very few things will find their way into our school lives. It's not that we're sheltered. Quite the opposite, actually. It's simply that Exeter has so much to offer that you, well, forget. Plus, we are in the middle of nowhere. I think that helps a considerable amount.

In Exeter, you're so preoccupied with the next math test or club meeting or what have you, that the world outside simply dissolves. This goes for things beyond the media, as well. There are lot of things that go unnoticed at Exeter, that are quite contreversial in the "reall world". For instance, it's fairly normal for me to see Curtis and Brendan share a quick peck during a free moment. Here, back home, it's considered taboo. In a way, that makes me sad.

I go through culture shock everytime I come home, and everytime I go back to school. Things are so disconnected at Exeter, and yet it seems that in some ways Exeter is a little ahead of the rest of the world. I don't really understand that, but I've got a good four years to figure it out.

Oh, one more thing:

Okay, you're lying if this isn't the most adorable thing you've ever see.

Just wanted to end on a light note... ;)