My Experience at Under the Couch

A poster inside Under the Couch- Pic by Akira Durden

A poster inside Under the Couch- Pic by Akira Durden

I went to Georgia Tech Friday afternoon. I arrived around 2:35 PM. I met up with my cousin, Shannor. He walked with me to the Student Center. As I was walking around the student center, I was trying to find something interesting to write about. I seen several monuments, but it didn’t interest me. Finally, I ran into a room called Under the Couch. The screen caught my attention, because I love SpongeBob. The room looked cozy and comfortable. There was a couple of Georgia Tech students hanging around. I took several pictures. As I was taking pictures, a table full of words caught my attention. I sat on the couch beside a girl name O’mina. I was reading the quotes and looking at the pictures. It was unique. I went and sat in the bean bag chair. It was very cozy. The gentlemen sitting next to me in the bean bag chairs were nice. Their names are David and Sam. We had a full conversation about my assignment and the room. Sam told me he comes to Under the Couch often. He said it’s comfortable, and he met his girlfriend here. David told me he liked the atmosphere. My cousin, Shannor, brought me a caramel salted frappe to the room. We sat on the bean bags and talked. I was at Under the Couch for over an hour. I almost forgot what I was there for. When I was about to leave, I observed that the papers on the wall described the room and the purpose of the room. It was a nice experience. I was able to meet some awesome people and catch up with my cousin.

Georgia Tech: Under the Couch

The inside of Under the Couch room. Pic by Akira Durden

The inside of Under the Couch room. Pic by Akira Durden

As I was walking around Georgia Tech’s student center, a room caught my attention. It is called “Under the Couch. Soon as I walked in, I saw blue, orange, lime green, and black bean bag chairs. Two white students were sitting in the bean bags. There is a stage with six black speakers. There is also a long wooden table with five navy blue chairs.

A poster inside Under the Couch- Pic by Akira Durden

A poster inside Under the Couch- Pic by Akira Durden

 

On my right, it was a big colorful sign that said “Under the Couch”. The “U” has yellow angel wings on it with a small yellow halo. It also has a red heart inside of the “U”.  It has red 1994 to infinity under the “U”. There is a long black and blue couch with green and smoky gray pillows.

 

The left side of the room. Pic by Akira D

The left side of the room. Pic by Akira D

On my left, it was a green and burgundy couch with green pillows. There is a girl with a pink head covering sitting on the burgundy couch. There is a wooden table made of colorful flyers, stickers, papers in front of the couches. It had a black and

A wall full of papers. Pic by Akira Durden

A wall full of papers. Pic by Akira Durden

white sticker on the table that said “Heartless Romantic”. There is a blue, green, and gray couch beside the burgundy couch. It was a girl with a black and gray plaid head covering sitting on the couch. Above her is a wall full of papers. It had different writings on the papers.

 

My Experience at University Commons

As I was sitting at University Commons, I was trying to figure out what I was going to write about. I sat there for over an hour, and I found a particular area to write about. As I started writing, I couldn’t focus, because it was too noisy That’s when I realize, I should write about what I was hearing. As I was listening to my surroundings, I realize that a lot of things occur around me that I don’t notice. I didn’t have to turn my head nor look around to see what was going on, because I knew what I was hearing. University Commons is a hang out spot. I felt like I was in the center of a big city. People was coming from every where. It is a really good spot to sit and observe what goes on around you.

The University Common Sign

The University Common Sign

GSU Univeristy Commons

People is sitting around and walking around at University Commons.

People is sitting around and walking around at University Commons.

My view from University Commons.

My view from University Commons.

On Thursday night around 9:15 pm, University Commons becomes a place where you can’t hear yourself think. Cars are riding by blasting music. Groups of young adults are laughing. A fire truck siren is going off as it passed by. Heels are clacking as a group of females walk by. Different conversations are going on with different people. A male tried to spit game to a young lady, and she rejected him. Dogs are panting as it walked by. Police officers are blowing their whistles. The Georgia State bus brakes squeaks as it tried to make a stop. A golf cart engine is running.  It was a long and loud night at University Commons.