Adriana Costa stands in a girl's bathroom in the Arroyo Vista Housing complex. She slowly empties the trashcan filled with paper scraps, cotton balls, dental floss, Q-tips and used tissues.
When I found out I was pregnant, I was in an abusive relationship of two and a half years. At the time, my relationship with my boyfriend, "Matt" had been on and off for about a month. He strung me along, made me cry every night and used me for sex.
Many UC Irvine students choose to spend their free time volunteering around Orange County, whether it is through an organization on-campus or one that is outside of school. Now there is a program offered through UCI that involves students in volunteer service projects, and provides them with resources that aim to increase their awareness of social issues within Orange County.
ZOT IN THE CITY: As I listen to the Beach Boys sweetly croon, "Wouldn't it be nice if we were older? Then we wouldn't have to wait so long," I can't help but commiserate. Sometimes I think that if Brandon and I were just a few years older, a few years wiser, more mature and had solid jobs, I could stop feeling like I'm constantly walking on eggshells while I wait to see if our relationship will blossom into something more.
