Saturday, September 25, 2004
so much has happened that i don't remember as much as i would like. first of all, ra training was fantastic. i thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. second, i am dead tired. i had to finish seven bulletin boards before 8:30pm tonight (9/24, so technically yesterday), and you've no idea how long this task takes until you have to do it yourself. i never knew that brainstorming/making/changing bulletin boards could be so difficult. i used up so many staples and tape today it's not even funny. it's always interesting to see things from the "other side". when i was a resident of the dorms, i never fathomed how much time my resident advisors dedicated to our community. i knew my resident advisors did a lot, but this is the first time i am being exposed to the technical things that come with this job. it's a new kind of respect. sometimes, it's too late to realize that kind of respect. i'm glad that i never took my former ras for granted. you two rule. and for those of you entering college and living in the dorms: please enjoy the school year, and get to know your ra. they are a major resource in terms of knowing where to go for what reason, what number you should call if you want a certain kind of information... they are there for you, seriously.
my second year in college starts in less than a week (six days, to be exact), and i am going to have no downtime whatsoever. my residents arrive on sunday, and it's going to be chaos and anarchy from daybreak. i'm going to try my hardest to try to find myself some "me time", but i am concerned about it. i'm hoping everything works out. optimism somehow works in these situations. when things can't get any worse (but of course it can! lol), you just need to relax and think positively.
oh, by the way, i need to thank you. i'm so thankful for your understanding nature. you are my saving grace.
i finished twilight by anna deavere smith, and i learned so much about society. there was a workshop for this book during training, and one of my coordinators said this amazing quote that i would like to share with you all.
"the answer is not in tending to the wound as quickly as possible, but in observing the cut closely to decipher and define what kind of wound it is, then finding its appropriate solution."
and we think, "yeah, well duh...", but so few of us do this. we find a problem and we want to get rid of it right away. if it doesn't go away, we want to leave from it. we usually do not look closely to the root of the problem or what the problem is. and i thought this quote was so evocative. i could write for hours analyzing this quote. it's been such a while since something has stimulated my mind in such an intellectual way. i love it.
wish me luck for sunday! :)
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