Weekends!

I'm a sophomore here at Southern. This is my first semester here. Before I came here whenever I mentioned how I was going to going to Carbondale everyone would say " don't party too much." From years ago Carbondale has a bad reputation for partying. So when I first got down here I immediately wanted to go out a night in town and experience it for myself. You have to be 19 to get into the bars down here. Usually people dont start going to the bars until around 11. Bars close at 2. People usually "pregame" before they go out to the bars. Down here most people go to the "strip" which is just a street full of bars. Me and my roommates went to two different bars. The first bar is called gastby. It has I think two dance bars. I'm told thats where a lot of the sororitys go. The second bar was called Stix. It has a dance floor and a area for pool tables. It was a fun night. Carbondale night life is definitely crazy but not as bad as everyone says it is. There is definitely always something to do at night down here at Carbondale. Since then I have been out a few more times. Every year Carbondale has this drinking day Called Polar Bear. You can get beer for like a dollar and its called Polar beer because they keep the beer outside and it stays cold because it's cold outside. I didn't get to enjoy the whole day of Polar Bear because I was at worked all weekend. I do advise people to watch their belongs carefully or leave them at home b/c Polar Bear night I got my phone stolen!This last weekend was Unofficial which is where we celebrate St. Patricks Day! I went to Stix on Friday night. It was so crazy! Everyone was dressed up or wearing green. Everyone was just dancing and having a good time. I have seen Courtney and Logan at some of the same places that I have been at. The night life down here are very memorable.

Jenna