In college, alcohol often tried to work its way into the routine of those four years. It seemed almost a trademark of being a part of a university, right along with education and having almost every type of store within walking distances. Mostly people enjoyed it at parties, drinking it and getting drunk amongst others. Others use to play fun games, like beer pong. Unfortunately, sometimes alcohol comes in between friends. For example, my best friend abandoned me one evening when we had made plans strictly because alcohol was somewhere else.

I myself didn’t include alcohol that much into my college experience. It felt to me much of a drink had with friends at events or in gatherings, neither of which were plentiful for me. There were also drinks I enjoyed more, like milk.

So this previous week, a friend of mine decided that she did not want to do Girl’s Night Out. She, like me, didn’t really enjoy going out to big social events either. Also, she wouldn’t have been able to drink that much because she was the only one going who had a license. So to compromise, I suggested that we spend the night in and drink.

There was a secondary objective to it. While she has been hanging out, I have noticed that she was a bit reserved around others. She is quite a wonderful woman who has an enthralling personality when it surfaces, so I figured that the alcohol would help loosen her up so she didn’t have any hesitation. I know from being told by others that I am quite silent and makes them worry about me. I had heard that I was “a fun person to drink with”, so I figured to give an approach that worked for me a try.

The evening was excellent. We laughed, we chatted, and we held coherent conversations for quite a while at a time. It also turns out that when I have some alcohol in me, I give excellent commentary on B-movies. Not only did my friend behaved without so much restraint on her actions or conversations, she herself also brought up how I also was becoming more talkative. Overall, I felt like that night was a success. It was a small event with a few group of people, and it was meant strictly to encourage people to open up in a safe spot. I would totally enjoy doing something like that again.

I feel that alcohol gets a reputation for mostly being the beverage of the partiers, the sporting fans and, unfortunately, sometimes those who use it to numb their negative emotions. That night a few days ago, I feel that I found another appropriate use for it, and interestingly enough, it was used to reach an audience that doesn’t show up at social events that much. Alcohol is often considered a beverage that should be used by adults by appropriate use, and I think I agree with that even more so now.