As a student-athlete here at UCLA I have been exposed to the "Two Cultures" idea throughout time here in college as well as before entering UCLA. The idea of there being a strict set of idea's an athlete has compared to what just a student has at UCLA has been evident through stereotypes and misrepresentations. These stereotypes can mislead us to restrictions as to how I can act when I am around other student-athletes and when I'm around only students here at UCLA.

http://www.thedp.com/article/2015/02/student-athletes-work-hard-and-play-hard

The idea of two separate cultures as an athlete and student have lead me to the questioning of what a 3rd culture would consist of. A mixture of an athletes life and a students life would only seem correct if they were intertwined independently without having an affect on each other. That is where the 3rd culture I wish to experience myself because an athlete's lifestyle will always influence my schooling. 

http://marketingdeviant.com/two-sides-of-envy/

C.P. Snow discuses how two cultures are isolated to those ideas that only pertain to that group. For instance, I see this exemplified in my every day life because at time I am only restricted to athlete idea's and separated from the normal average student. 

http://lifehacker.com/5906215/how-to-handle-your-high-maintenance-friends-and-family-without-losing-your-mind

Now that I am aware that there is two separate cultures that I involve myself in, I am curious as to what the 3rd culture experience would be like. The balancing of two different cultures into one, without any restrictions towards one group would seem the most ideal.

Works Cited 

"How to Handle Your High Maintenance Friends and Family Without Losing Your Mind." Lifehacker. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015.

"Two Sides of Envy." Two Sides of Envy. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015.

"Student Athletes Work Hard and Play Hard." The Daily Pennsylvanian ::. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015.

"The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revloution." Snow