Well, this week we're supposed to blog about something huge that happened this week and relate it to our blogs. Honestly, all I've been able to think about this week is the fact that the Giants won the World Series. Considering I've been rooting for the San Francisco Giants since I learned what baseball was as a wee child, this is seriously a once in a lifetime opportunity. I never thought the Giants would actually realize their full potential this season and win the World Series. I think the best thing about this team is that they are young, talented, and self-proclaimed "misfits." Everyone wants to root for the underdog, but at the same time no one wants to be the underdog/misfit.
My time spent in Costa Rica has definitely made me feel like a misfit. Although I readapted to civilization very quickly (as in I got a Droid phone the day before I left, and when I got back a month later I was figuring out how to use it), I still feel uncomfortable or spoiled in many situations. I'm more environmentally conscious, even though sometimes it's still not considered "fashionable" to be so. I like spending more time outside, even though I know a lot of people who prefer to be indoors watching TV or on Facebook. What's even funnier is that in many ways, my Costa Rica classmates and I called ourselves misfits as well. One of my classmates (when talking about how awesome the class was and what a great time we were having) said that 12 of the weirdest and most random kids at SCU out of 5000 came together on this trip and became great friends. So I guess the moral of this story is to be nice to the "misfits," because they might become your best friend. Or win a World Series.
i really like your perspective on this. even though i don't follow baseball very much, it was easy to get invested in this world series because the media coverage of the team makes them seem so normal and likeable. i think we all feel like misfits in some situations so your advice to treat them well is really on point.
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