Yesterday I was helping a resident with her computer while her suitemates were throwing a birthday party next door. At first, I was going to tell her that she could join her suitemates. I would bring the laptop outside to the common room. I didn\\’t want to deprive her the opportunity of hanging out just because her computer had a problem.<\/p>\n
Yet, I noticed that her suitemates were somewhat ignoring her. I could tell it was the relationship that I had with my suitemates when I was a first year. They laughed and made jokes about things that they only understood. The resident was an outsider to this festivity at least. This reminded me of all those times I was always on the fringe of the social group. I would be there in presence, yet not totally meshing with the group. They would make jokes that I would not understand or found funny. They would only gossip about people they know.<\/p>\n
This bought to mind that evening in Minny Soda when someone was making jokes and I was laughing so hard. Looking back, I don\\’t even recall what was really funny about that situation. Just that someone said something that was enough for me to break into hysteria.<\/p>\n
It\\’s hard to be on the inside if you\\’re not invited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yesterday I was helping a resident with her computer while her suitemates were throwing a birthday party next door. At first, I was going to tell her that she could join her suitemates. I would bring the laptop outside to … Continue reading