Fish out of Water

Immersing myself in new experiences, I spent the last weekend in Las Vegas to celebrate my roommate’s birthday. I had never been to Vegas before and did not know what to except from the city that never sleeps.

The clubs in Vegas were a foreign idea to me; the extravagant nature of the variety of types of clubs that were offered at the hotels was extensive.

For me the fish out of water experience was the entire weekend, the amount of money that people spend is ridiculous. The pack streets with stumbling drunks opened my eyes to the fact that even in a time when the country is in a recession and people are loosing there jobs, Vegas still draw huge crowds, needing an escape from reality.

Las Vegas was an entirely different world. I felt very out of place initially, having not ever been to a club let alone the Mecca of party places also known as Vegas.

After meeting and getting to know people who were also visiting Vegas, I realized that people are willing to gamble with extreme amounts of money. One person I talked with has just lost 700 dollars. This large loss did not even seem to faze him. He was still enjoying himself and continued to gamble, loosing more money through out the night.

My fish out of water experience was longer then most people, since I was visiting for the whore weekend. However, the longer stretch of time allowed me to become more comfortable in the unique environment that embodies Vegas.