Real World

American society loves to watch other people struggle to deal with life’s hardships. We find this much more entertaining than perfect fairy tales where everyone lives happily ever after. My friend Kim Olsen is the perfect example as every Tuesday night you can find her glued to MTV at ten o’clock to see who will hook up next or who will start a fight with whom. This past summer I became interested in MTV’s, The Real World, because every Tuesday night Kim would watch each episode and then spend the rest of the week discussing it. I knew very little about the show and had only seen it once or twice. However, after spending many Tuesday nights without Kim and having to listen to her non-stop talking about the show and how it was real, I began to wonder what this obsession was all about. So, I decided to sit down with her one night and tune in to The Real World along with doing some research about the background of the show. I’ll admit, I found the show entertaining. Howe...