As an Resident Assistant in the Residence Halls, I have a lot of responsibilities on my shoulders; it is my job to make sure that I am setting the right image and being a good role model. However in the beginning I can say that I didn’t always look so confident in my actions but luckily I always had my RA family to pick me up when I fell down and help me learn lessons that I didn’t understand, that a manual couldn’t teach me. In a way they were my culture informant
s, always willing to answer questions I may have and always happy to help me if I was unsure of myself (which happened majority of the time). In the event that I had the unfortunate task to write a resident up because of certain circumstances, they were always there to give me feedback on how I did – and not sugar coating their responses in the process either.
It is with this experience that I am able to say that I have gained more confidence in myself and how I do my job so that way I can help new RA’s as well as novice writers seeking help. For the most part, I’m always a very open, easy to get along with type of girl that if you need to talk to me I’ll drop everything I am doing and give you my undivided attention. I understand when a person takes those first steps into unmarked territory- how thrilling and exciting yet frightening it can all be at once. That countless feeling of when you’re starting something new and you constantly feel like a noob (newbie) because you keep asking questions that others might consider to be common sense or stupid. Since I know where these individuals are coming from and I know how uneasy it maybe to start at a new task, I think jut approaching that person with open arms, embracing the fact that they are new and will ask questions from time to time is the best way you can handle a situation. Because at one point we were all new at doing something – and how off putting is it when you have no one to turn to because you feel everyone you ask for guidance they see you as a nuisance?
Tutor Musings 2.0 
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I have to admit that I immediately read your post once I saw your image and your title. Real proof that imagery and titles DO in fact work when trying to captivate an audience. Anyway, your post was also very intriguing. It is so true when you state, “That countless feeling of when you’re starting something new and you constantly feel like a noob (newbie) because you keep asking questions that others might consider to be common sense or stupid.” How often have we all felt like that, especially those that are visiting the writing center for the first time and are nervous and shy? It is important to remember that we were all once “noobs” and to listen and answer questions in an understanding manner.