Author’s Note: Hey. Utilizing our resources is something I’ve always been told. And in college, I soon realized that we as students. We pay tons of money to attend the university of our choice and we don’t even use most of the resources we are paying for in our tuition.
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Even though it was just the second week of college, I was already feeling some small amount of fatigue setting in. I just got out of class and I was feeling sleepy, I was heading over to the library when I overheard some students talking about going to the Zen Den. Everything phased out from their conversation for me, and all I heard was “The Zen Den is on the third floor of the BMU.” I immediately headed straight to the Zen Den. I arrived at the Zen Den quite quickly considering I was at Butte Hall. I entered the Zen Den quietly hoping not to disturb the quietness inside. As I opened the door to the Zen Den, I noticed how quiet it was, like scary quiet.
The lady at the desk next to the door greeted me and told me to sign in on the clipboard sign-in sheet. After signing in I ambled and observed the room for a minute. The wall seemed white but I couldn’t tell because the lighting was dim and dark. I saw a small miniature waterfall/water pathway thing that had water going through it making flowing water sounds echo throughout the room. The room had three sections, one section for the hammocks, massage chairs, and a general area. Wall dividers separated the hammocks, the same as the massage chairs. The general area had a couple of couches and bean bags to lay/sit down on. There’s enough for probably 20 – 25 people probably.
After I got done checking out the room, I searched for an available massage chair. Sadly, other students were preoccupied with all the massage chairs. I settled for a hammock, and I swear, this was the loudest goddamn hammock ever. As soon as I sat on the hammock, it shrieked so loudly that it made students from the general area wake up. I felt bad because they looked like they were also tired or people came here to look for some quiet time and I disturbed them. My cheeks got red and I tried to hide in the hammock.
I’ve never been to a place this quiet before. The closest thing that I can relate the Zen Den to is when it’s raining and you’re just lying in your room listening to the rain. Being in the Zen Den made me feel calm, relaxed, and happy. I laid down on the hammock and napped for 20 – 30 minutes. I got up and left the Zen Den, I noticed that there were more people in the room than we I first got there. I will come back to the Zen Den. I had a great experience and no one bothered me and it was quiet, minus when I sat on the hammock. It’s great traveling to an unfamiliar place and actually enjoying being there. I’m grateful to have a place like the Zen Den available for me to go to and just destress and clear my mind. 10/10 would recommend it.
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