RA Max!

It's over! The RA application process is done, and I'm excited to say that I'm going to be an RA next school year! I got the acceptance email yesterday at four in the afternoon. I cried. It was a weird feeling. It was very exciting as well as very relieving. I wanted to get the position so badly and put so much work into it. It has been such a stressful process. Getting judged on how you interact with people and your personality is hard. It's very exposing. It's very draining. I try not to care what others think of me, but this whole process is completely different. You have to care what people think. Luckily, the Residential Life staff liked me for who I am. I tried waiting to tell my parents until I got home tonight, but I couldn't hold it in anymore. I told Charlie first because I happened to be playing Call Of Duty with him. I felt weird telling people. I was really proud of myself, but I didn't want to seem braggy. I also wanted to tell people by posting a blog about it. I've got to fish for views somehow. Being an RA will definitely come with more responsibility than I'm used to. I think it will be a great learning curve. Learning to be accountable, responsible, and be a role model is something I really look forward to. I can't wait to decorate my floor. I think that is what I look forward to most. Well, I actually look forward to meeting new people the most, but decorating my floor gets me very excited. I have so many ideas for themed floors. I think it will be hard to find a theme that the majority of my residents like, but I'll figure it out. Becoming an RA has so many benefits, but there are some downsides to committing to the role. People commonly forget that it is a job. When I first got into FIT, my dream was to have my own apartment. I wanted to live alone so badly. For the first couple of weeks having a roommate, it was certainly weird. I'm so used to having my own space at home, and it was very new. Over time, I've started to love having a roommate. I like having a shared space. I like having someone to talk to. Being an RA, I get my own dorm. The thing I wanted so badly is now kind of bittersweet. Over the process, I've met so many current RAs that I can't wait to work with. I haven't gone out of my way to make more friends here, but I really do think I could be friends with so many of the people I met. I'm taking the train home tonight, and I'm excited that it gets to be a celebratory weekend instead of feeling a little defeated. The first F1 race is tomorrow morning, so I'm very much looking forward to that. I know this was kind of a short post, but I wanted to share some great news. Happy Friday and have a great weekend!