There’s a lot to contend with at UBC for someone so unexperienced with the city, such as myself. My first day of classes I spent almost completely lost. The campus is quite the labyrinth, and I was most definitely late for my first two classes – oops. The tardiness led to me having to sit in a seat with freshly spilled coffee on it in my first class; I think I’ve officially redefined the “pick me up” aspect of coffee after having the scent trail behind me for two hours.

Luckily, I got to end the week with the AMS Backyard BBQ. I had purchased tickets as soon as possible after receiving an e-mail from AMS that listed We Are The City in the lineup.

We interrupt your regular programming to provide you with a brief illustration of the situation:

*receives and reads e-mail while en route to UBC via Highway 97*

*screeches and calls boyfriend immediately making sure that tickets will be bought*

*hangs up and faints*

Ok, so maybe the fainting isn’t exactly accurate, in fact, I think my dad gave me a hasty lecture on long distance calls right after I hung up, BUT ANYWAYS

I’ve been pretty excited to move here, not only because of school, but because Vancouver is host to a lot of concerts that I’ve been seriously missing out on. As in, I’ve only been to festivals, and have never really seen a band I chose to see, more so attended the festival and discovered bands I’ve come to enjoy. So, this was a pretty big deal, and it ended up continuing to be a big deal. I was lucky enough to purchase a vinyl copy of We Are The City’s most recent album at the BBQ (can I get a heck yeah for We Are The City for varying from the mundane black vinyl and pressing Violent onto translucent vinyl), and get it signed. Shoutout to my boyfriend, Dylan, for buying the tickets,  and getting the drummer Andy’s attention.

Needless to say, I had a pretty fantastic night Friday.

Thank you, AMS, for including We Are The City in the BBQ lineup; We Are The City for having some awesome musical creations; and Andy for your kind words! It definitely improved my first week; rather than remembering damp dresses, and scrambling to class, I can relive one ridiculously great night.

About Mariah

Hey! I’m Mariah, and I’m a transfer student from Northern BC. I previously attended Northwest Community College (NWCC) in Terrace where class size ranged from 5 – 30 people, and I also spent this summer working on Pinkut Creek out of cell service with 3 other people, so this whole UBC thing is bit daunting. I am currently testing the waters of post secondary, and have found a love for political science and literature. You probably know as well as I do where I will end up (i.e. I haven’t got the faintest idea). I find myself falling in love with the world every day, as well as falling over my own feet. I just hope to find myself laughing wherever I do end up falling.

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