Chapter 2

Am I lonely? Are you lonely? I thought I was lonely, but after the self-checklist, I found out that I wasn’t after all. Chapter two talks about good communication and building relationships.

I have a very strong bong with my roommate because I know her. We went to high school together and also knew each other since we were little. I guess we spent so much time together; that we act like one another and share the same likes and dislikes. I never had experience with discrimination. One of my friends did though, because he’s gay and people we’re so cruel to him. They called him Barbie and turned on the Barbie girl song every time. No one did anything about it and it was so sad to see what I had seen. Something about his face looked like something sucked the life out of him when people called him names.  I really don’t have a problem with different sexual orientation other than mines. We are all the same people and all that’s different is that we will date different people. I never heard anyone discriminate me, but who knows, people talk trash behind our backs all the time. 

I noticed that I met many people that I share similarities to and I think it’s a good think. Jasmine is one of my friends that I talk to a lot and we have many things in common. First of all, we’re friends so that’s a common thing right? We both speak a second language, attend a CSU, and loves babies.  I attended the Spartan kick off with my roommate and we met other people there. I met this girl named Maria, and she’s really easy to talk to. She’s very nice, unlike other people. We both love traveling and we’re thinking about going to Miami together.

Some different ways people can communicate is by writing, or giving touches or face expressions. For example, you can lift an eyebrow for disbelief, or shrug your shoulders, like you don’t know. Face expressions and body posture are different, according to different people. I think that I communicate well, but sometimes it feels like I don’t. I have to ask more questions if I don’t understand something and speak up. That’s what I notice this past week because I don’t ask questions, and when I get home, I’m stuck on an assignment.