The dorms at Middlebury were designed to be warm in the winter, and they're not equipped to handle the summer heat. It was so uncomfortable that a lot of people weren't able to sleep, which contributed to the widespread experience of visual and auditory hallucinations. People really weren't doing okay.
I think I'm partially at fault in this situation for being clueless about the general culture of the program, and for not realizing how anomalous I must have seemed. It's easy to forget how young 23 actually is.
Still, I can't help but wonder if my performance would have met with the same resistance if I were male. Even in this Year of Our Lord 2024, I still regularly see male students being treated as "geniuses" and being excused for off-key behavior, so who knows.
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Date: 2024-02-02 02:19 pm (UTC)I think I'm partially at fault in this situation for being clueless about the general culture of the program, and for not realizing how anomalous I must have seemed. It's easy to forget how young 23 actually is.
Still, I can't help but wonder if my performance would have met with the same resistance if I were male. Even in this Year of Our Lord 2024, I still regularly see male students being treated as "geniuses" and being excused for off-key behavior, so who knows.