What's New With Me?
Everything seems like such a blur.
In a quick time I packed up (a miserable percentage) of my things, moved my ass to Pittsburgh and began Resident Assistant training.
Which I think is good for me.
I'm the kind of person who likes stability and safety. One may say it's the Capricorn in me, the type that values security over risk. The only way for me to truly grow is to put myself in a situation where I either grow up or give up.
Being an RA is one of those situations.
I'm not naturally outgoing, even though my extroversion level is off the charts (according to the Myers-Briggs test) - I have a hard time interacting with large groups of new people, and I'm not entirely good at small talk. Yet.
And I am still woefully inexperienced at leading other people - BUT - I hope to learn to get better as this job goes on. I'm going to try to be social without being awkward. Maybe I'll try talking to a new girl every day. Get to know them. Even if they don't really want to get to know me.
I should try harder to make more friends, because some people like the push and the effort. Plus, one of the girls I know has a bunch of athletic shorts and I need some until I can buy my own, so...
I guess in the end, I feel like everything could turn out well. I just don't want to be the awkward, antisocial RA, and I'm uncomfortable because I don't want to feel like people are thinking, "Why is this annoying girl talking to me". My residents aren't freshmen looking to meet new people and have role models, they're mostly upperclassmen, and I would say the vast majority of them are either my age or older.
We'll see.
In a quick time I packed up (a miserable percentage) of my things, moved my ass to Pittsburgh and began Resident Assistant training.
Which I think is good for me.
I'm the kind of person who likes stability and safety. One may say it's the Capricorn in me, the type that values security over risk. The only way for me to truly grow is to put myself in a situation where I either grow up or give up.
Being an RA is one of those situations.
I'm not naturally outgoing, even though my extroversion level is off the charts (according to the Myers-Briggs test) - I have a hard time interacting with large groups of new people, and I'm not entirely good at small talk. Yet.
And I am still woefully inexperienced at leading other people - BUT - I hope to learn to get better as this job goes on. I'm going to try to be social without being awkward. Maybe I'll try talking to a new girl every day. Get to know them. Even if they don't really want to get to know me.
I should try harder to make more friends, because some people like the push and the effort. Plus, one of the girls I know has a bunch of athletic shorts and I need some until I can buy my own, so...
I guess in the end, I feel like everything could turn out well. I just don't want to be the awkward, antisocial RA, and I'm uncomfortable because I don't want to feel like people are thinking, "Why is this annoying girl talking to me". My residents aren't freshmen looking to meet new people and have role models, they're mostly upperclassmen, and I would say the vast majority of them are either my age or older.
We'll see.