Well, what a great decision that was because I had one of the best times of my life. After my summer of raving in the city I returned to my small-town University expecting the same usual mix of alcohol and pot. Much to my surprise the raver culture has arrived in this small town and all of a sudden I'm seeing a lot more water bottles in the hands of people that used to always have a beer bottle. The music is slowly changing from rock a roll to the music of the raver world. The changes I've seen in people who have done E and the differences between users and non-users is pretty dramatic.
Users seem more in touch with the world and generally seem to be better communicators.
People who used to be drunk messes have suddenly reduced alcohol use, dramatically in some cases, and become much cooler and easy to talk too. I'm also much healthier and more physically active. It has also diminished many of my inhibitions when speaking and interacting with people. All in all my E experience has been a positive one. I would advise anybody doing E for the first time to go with someone who knows what you are about to experience and who can keep you in a good state of mind.