My Freshman year I attended Winston-Salem State in North Carolina. While adjusting to my new school, I soon learned that there was one particular and popular place that everyone would meet; the Café pronounced (calf). The irony of this particular place, is that I never knew it was named “Kennedy Dining Hall” until I searched the school‘s website.
Not only did this place give us breakfast, lunch and dinner, it was place to meet, study, gossip and just have plain ole fun. You would see the same guy, you were scared to talk to in class, or the ugly guy you danced with the night before at the club. The café gave me a bubbly feeling, it was warm and fuzzy. It was a feeling of having a home away from home.
I have so many memories from the café. The aroma of Fried Chicken Wednesdays and Fried Fish Friday, would lure us away from class , just ensure we had space in line. The sound of music blasting from the speakers, would automatically liven up everyone’s spirit and by the way the kool-aid was great. Sororities and fraternities would entertain us with mini step shows and the models would and rip the runway. We knew the workers by name, and they knew what we liked.
I have had some great moments during my freshman year, but some of the greatest moments were in the café. I miss my Winston family, and I miss the café.
After reading your essay, it definitely reminded me of one of my own experiences with a similar place. Isn't it so amazing to have a place which has such ancestral and historical meaning to it? Especially when it has your family relation to it. I love the amount of details you gave about the actual cafe but if you talk a little more about the importance of WHY you chose this place. Like why is it so important to you? Other than meeting people and the place being a very social environment, is there any emotional connection to it? I love what you have, just enhance it a little with more details about your personal experience would really get you that A! Great job though!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, I'm thinking of adding some more details to answer the question of WHY I chose it.
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