……I left for my sophomore year of school in the end of August where I began a whole new life at Bridgewater compared to the past year. I had a fresh start to make an impact with new students as my Dad, brother and I moved my things into the opposite freshman residence hall that I lived in last year, Shea- Durgin Hall. I was moving in ten days earlier than everyone else to begin training for being a Resident Assistant. I was instantly thrown into a group of students who are just like me, finally! After my freshman year of trying to find people who had the same mindset and goals..a year later I found them! Honestly, no one can tell me anything different. I have one of the most rewarding jobs on campus and I will speak for hours on why but I’ll just give you the brief overview. Living in a freshman residence hall, I am able to see my residents, along with 600 others change right before my eyes in the period of 9 months. I moved them in, all of them scared, worried and excited all at the same time. I began to really get to know my residents and know my building as the semester picked up with new and exciting activities for people to join. At this point in the semester, I have seen it all. I’ve seen heartbreaks, bad grades, being cut from an athletic team, making bad decisions, choosing classes, questioning everything, finding that real core group of friends and the greatest thing is I can relate to ALL OF THAT. I love being able to work with everyone! I will go to the end of the line in order for their questions to be answered, I live for it. So some of you may be reading and saying wtf…but it’s me, I love being able to lead someone in a positive direction and being able to lead a floor of 68 + , it’s so rewarding in its own way. The end.
