1. Recently on Tuesday, a very close cheerleading friend of mine named Alana Lyons committed suicide. She drove her car on the train tracked and sat in her car ready to die. I never want anyone to ever feel like they have no one. I remember my freshman year in the Freshman Living and Learning Center, I had the best Community Assistants ever. They were always there for me if I needed to talk or help with homework. I moved to college all alone, and they helped me break out of my shell. They were like a family to me and they still are my FLLC family. I could always count on them for anything. They were a support system. If my friend had a stronger support system, she would be alive today. I want to genuinely help any resident and be there support system. What will help me the most as a Community Assistant and that will help me to succeed is that I will always want to grow and improve. I am very eager to learn and take criticism.
2. Community to me is defined as a group of different individuals with different outlooks on each other that are in the same living space, which is sort of like a family. Even though a few will bump heads along the way, I believe that each will learn to
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Life will have its challenges. Nothing worth pursuing is ever easy. I think the most challenging part about being a Community Assistant for me is that I am going to want to be superman, and I must realize that I can only do what I can do. I must know that my one hundred percent is good enough, and that If I put my mind to it that I will pay off. I will prepare myself by just knowing it’s okay to not be perfect all the times. I will make mistakes along the way and that is perfectly normal. My role as a Community Assistant that I will enjoy the most is being kind person to my resident. The world is full of cruel people that doubt your ability and words like that causes people to harm themselves. I will strive every day to tell my resident that anything is possible and that you will get