Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Hate The Project But Love The Group


First, I would like to say, all I liked about the group project was the group part of it. Personally, the work was kind of boring but, doing it as a team made it much less burdensome. I always loathed working in a group and I still do most of the time, but this was different. The reason I despised these types of assignments was because nobody seemed interested in talking to each other. It would always feel like an obligation. I expected no better from this class. Imagine my surprise when it was not so. On our first assignment we immediately hit it off. Out of all the groups, we were the only ones laughing. It is not that we were not doing the work, we would keep telling jokes or just talk about funny things as we were doing it. I remember how our first assignment was late and we made a sort of “search party” to hunt down our professor. It was fun. The only thing I detest about this group is the name. Holistic Nomads. God, I hate that name. My biggest regret is not doing everything in my power to change that godforsaken name. It just sounds so cringy. Every time I heard it being said, I would shiver. The name is strangely adequate though. Holistic is defined as “all inclusive” and that is exactly what this team is. I have never felt excluded. Everyone seems to accept me for who I am. I wish to remain in contact for the future. I do not know whether everyone sees this the way I do. This could very well be the start of something cool. I always wanted somewhere to belong. To have friends who I can talk to and depend on. The thought of everyone going their own separate ways makes me unhappy. Everyone has something to offer. Sergio is very quiet and reserved for the most part, but when he does speak he is quite hilarious. Miguel is also funny in his own sarcastic way. Kiara is super friendly and sociable. Isabel is intelligent and has very interesting things to say. Alondra is very kind towards everyone. I am sort of the eccentric one, to say the least.  I really want to get to know more of everyone and be true friends with them all. Hell, I even proposed to hang out sometime after the semester is over.  Maybe play some board games, drink some beer, and maybe watch a movie. I have had very few friends over the years. I have always been meticulous choosing my friends, For I only make friends with people I truly like. People would also find me to be extremely odd, sometimes even stupid, so that also did not help in socialization. Despite the extreme difficulty I have in socializing and making friends thanks to my Asperger syndrome, I still hope to make some truly great companions. Who does not want that? Thanks to this project I was able to meet some truly genuine people. For that I am truly thankful.

2 comments:

  1. HIIIIIII!!!!!! As i read your post, my reactions were sad because you didn't like the name and happy cause you found a group of people who you could feel comfortable being you. Great post!

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  2. Hi Anthony! I'm very happy I got to meet and know you. I would like to hear more about why didn't you like the name? I'm bery curious.

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