RA Training has gotten the best of me this month. This blog is going to be 2 things: 1- late. 2- short. I was so tired after work this day that I went to bed by 8:00 pm- I needed it!
8:23 am-- prepping for the day in my office. New office view, if you're a regular to my blog you'll probably be able to tell that it's different.
9:01 am-- first training session of the morning, Dawg Daze presentation. The RAs are getting the inside scoop on welcome week at UW.
9:28 am-- my RA (Abby) and I finally made Terry Hall a twitter #TeamTerry #WhatTheWhat
10:18 am-- we got a 30 minute break between sessions and so the Res Life staff decided it was time for a coffee break. Housing and Food Services (the department I work for at UW) has recently opened a grocery store, District Market, and a coffee shop, Husky Grind. This photo is of the ceiling.
10:19 am-- a minute later I noticed this wall of quotes. I think many will resonate with this quote: "In Seattle, you haven't had enough coffee until you can thread a sewing machine while it's running"
10:25 am-- everyone will need to soon return to the Alder Commons (conference space in the new building) for the next session. I am talking to my RA (Anna) through the crack to remind her to remind others not to bang on the glass doors.
10:46 am-- back in training, this session is with the Foundation for International Understanding Though Students (FIUTS) about welcoming and helping international students adjust to living/studying at UW.
11:38 am-- during training we did an activity where we wrote with our non-dominant hand, it really made me think about how students who's first language is not english would really struggle to take notes in a class.
2:42 pm-- now we're back in Terry and doing some in-hall; my returners are leading the sessions so I'm just watching.
6:17 pm-- surprise phone call from my friend Jaime, it was a good reminder to leave my office and catch up with the important people in my life!
After this I went home and went to bed. I was so tired. So I only took 10 pictures, oops. Also, it's weird to post a blog in September that's about RA training... that used to be an August event in my life.
Thanks for reading my late blog! Sorry about the delay.
