This photo essay is dedicated to my roommate from my freshman year attending BYU. I absolutely love my half Asian half American roommate and what I learned from her is that there are very few things in life worth living for. These few things include; being Asian, eating junk food, drinking orange juice, daily jam sessions on the piano, indulging in Harry Potter themed activities like the game Quidditch, spending a little bit of time with friends, breaking rules like using restrooms when they are closed, and eating some more junk food.
This assignment and creating this photo essay helped me engage with my community in a new way. As a current Resident Assistant living in the freshmen dorms I am looked up to and I help out my residents through their first year at this university. By putting together this photo essay I was able to remind myself of what it is like to live the life of a care-free freshman again instead of a mentor and extremely busy college student. As such, I was able to be more playful with my hallway community and relate better to my residents. A simple assignment like this really helped me engage with my residents and find better ways to communicate with them.
It took special effort to retrieve my old roommate’s favorite Panda hat to represent her person (not because she is Asian but rather because it’s what she wears all the time). However, once I did, remembering her habitual daily routine left me and smiling and realizing that despite our differences, she was not just a wonderful roommate but a really good friend. As such, creating this photo essay helped me remember to look for the good in everyone because the good is there.
It’s surprising what laid back and different people can teach you!
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