During my time at the Ohio State Univeristy, I took the opportunity to use d-tix to purchase discounted tickets that allowed me to attend concerts, go to Columbus Crew games, see movies, go to the Candle Lab, etc. Therefore, I wanted to take Natalie to Gateway by using this amazing resource on campus. We bought our $3-dollar tickets that Thursday morning and walked to Gateway. Gateway is independent cinema that shows blockbusters, indies, docs, and local films on a weekly basics. As well, Gateway has an undersea bar and an art gallery in the movie theatre. Thus, I decided to take my mentee, Natalia Seeman, to Gateway because of how close it is to campus and we both wanted to see Shazam. Also, Natalia hasn’t been feeling too well all week, thus I wanted to not take her far from campus. I had my RA class until 8 pm that Thursday, so we first decided to get some Chipotle before the movie that started at around 10 pm. We both walked to the Chipotle on High Street that is across the Ohio Union.
I ordered a burrito, meanwhile Natalie got a bowl. While waiting for the movie to start, we talked about what was going on in both of our lives. We started off by talking about me becoming an RA in Jones Tower next school year. We discussed about what my floor theme should be next year. I was thinking about making the floor theme “Vogue” and painting models. Also, I want to have a string of flowers at the entrance of my floor, but I expressed to Natalia that I am concerned that it will be too girly. She said to solve that problem I could potentially do a Paris Fashion Week theme and include the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower. That was a good idea on her part, and I might use that as my floor theme. Since we were on the topic of housing next year, I asked where she was going to live on campus next year. She said her lottery number was so bad. Her and another ACES member got a double in Bradley Patterson. In Natalia’s opinion, the big downside of staying at Bradley Patterson was that the building had no air conditioning. Natalia and her roommate did not was to stay in a building with no A/C, therefore they are both planning to live with their siblings next year off campus. Natalia’s brother has an apartment on North campus, which is close to her classes. At this moment, Natalia hasn’t declared a major, but she is still probably still going to study public affairs. As well, this semester Natalia is doing great in her academics and feels like she will do great on her finals. Her easiest class this semester is Classical Mythology. This semester, she is really trying to focus on boosting her GPA.
Over break, we both have jobs. Natalia is going to work at a warehouse back in her hometown for the summer to save some money to pay for the apartment’s bills. Her parents told her and her brother that they will pay for their rent but the two of them will be responsible for paying their bills. Also, next school year, Natalia is planning on getting a job. Meanwhile over the summer, I am going to Minnesota for a Nurse Assistant internship at the Concordia Language Village. We are both equally excited for summer break to start! We both have our last final on April 29th. Yet, Natalia is planning on moving out of Smith Steeb on April 23rd and plans on driving back the morning of her final.
After finishing our Chipotle, we decided to walk over to Gateway. At Gateway, we bought our tickets and walked around the little art gallery. Then, we decided to go and sit in our seats. Shazam was really fun! We both found it very funny. Afterward the movie, we walked back to our dorms and said our goodbyes. I wished Natalia the best of luck on her finals and told her if she needed any help next year to feel free to contact me.
Overall, I feel like we had a great time talking at Chipotle and watching Shazam at Gateway. I would say my favorite part was getting to talk to Natalia about what was going on her life. Also, another plus side was getting those cheap tickets to go see Shazam. I learned that Columbus is filled with unique experiences and locations that is not very far from campus. Going to Gateway allowed both Natalia and I to realize that there is so much to be offered with just a 5-minute walk from our dorms. I would definitely recommend going to Gateway and watching a movie at this unique cinema. Also, make sure to get those discounted tickets because it definitely made it cheaper than what the original movie ticket costs.
