Meet The Daters:
NAME: Katie Bu
YEAR: 2015
MAJOR: International Studies
FAVORITE HILLSIDE SANDWICH: Back Bay
FAVORITE MOVIE: ‘Inglorious Basterds’
Heights: How did you prepare for your date?
Katie: I read some of the old Eagle Date articles to see what I was getting myself into, and picked the restaurant.
Heights: How did your date begin?
Katie: We met at the Res T stop and took the D-line into Fenway and ate at a Japanese restaurant called Swish Shabu.
Heights: What was it like when you first encountered your date?
Katie: Nerve-wracking and slightly awkward. I didn’t know if we were supposed to go for the handshake or the hug. He stuck his hand out for a handshake but my hands were cold because I’d been waiting outside, so it was an awkward finger shake.
Heights: What did you talk about? How did the conversation flow?
Katie: We talked about the basics, like what you study, what year you are, siblings, where you’re from. The conversation flowed pretty well. We talked a lot about movies.
Heights: Were there any awkward moments?
Katie: The hostess told us to follow her when our table was ready, but then she went behind her desk and we started to follow her-we took that a little too literally.
Heights: How did you end the night?
Katie: We took the BC shuttle back, and I got off at South Street since I live off-campus. We just said bye and gave a hug.
Heights: What does the future hold for you two?
Katie: I’ll say hi and won’t give him the BC lookaway. We’ll see.
Heights: Is there anything you would have done differently?
Katie: I would have warned him not to order udon noodles because they’re really slippery and hard to use with chopsticks.
Rate your date on a scale from 1-5: 4
NAME: Troy Johnson
YEAR: 2014
MAJOR: Economics
FAVORITE HILLSIDE SANDWICH: Eggplant Parmesan
FAVORITE MOVIE: ‘Star Wars’
Heights: How did you prepare for your date?
Troy: Same way as I do every day. I took a shower and made sure my shoes were tied.
Heights: How did your date begin?
Troy: We decided to meet at the Res, since she was off campus and I’m on campus. The bus was running like 20 minutes late so I was late, too. Then we just said hi and took the T. We went to Swish Shabu-it’s a Japanese hotpot place. I had never heard of it. It was her recommendation.
Heights: What was it like when you first encountered your date?
Troy: It wasn’t awkward at all. She said she was wearing an orange coat so I just looked for the girl in the orange coat and said hi.
Heights: What did you talk about?
Troy: We talked a lot about movies and internship job sort of things that were going on. I got these noodles and they were impossible to pick up with chopsticks so half of my concentration was on that instead. It made the conversation more interesting.
Heights: Were there any awkward moments?
Troy: It wasn’t awkward at all. She was very easy to talk to and had a lot of interesting points. It was kind of constant the whole time.
Heights: What does the future hold for you two?
Troy: Coin toss.
Heights: Is there anything you would have done differently?
Troy: Ordered rice instead of noodles!
Rate your date on a scale from 1-5: 4.5
