It was very weird going out of the Northwestern campus. The homeowners north of NU campus are very wealthy. I definitely saw some of the nicest houses I've ever seen. Many of them with lakefront view, a nice little outdoor table so you could eat outside, right next to the lake (I should've taken a picture).
It got me thinking about the rich/poor gap. College is actually a crazy time because you don't actually know how well off people are. Sure, you may know this person has wealthy parents, but no one drives nice cars. No one eats fantastic food. We all live in the same dorms. Sure, the median income for a Northwestern student family is probably much higher than the average income of USA, but there are still huge gaps between individual students.
My roommate's family probably makes a couple million a year. Even though I see him spend money more than me, you can't see evidently see the gap. We live in the same room, use the same tables, same beds.
My point is, you see that the happiest people on this campus does not coincide with the people with the most money. Money can't buy you happiness on this campus.
It's an interesting thought.
"Some people are so poor all they have is money."
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