Coming to Eastern, I did not know what to expect with the environment, people, and many more things. I understood I was entering a Christian University, but sometimes the word Christian does not mean a lot to some people. Since I have been at Eastern, three people have impacted my life tremendously, and because of these three people, and my career choice, I decided to apply to be an RA. For those of you who do not know, an RA is a Resident Assistant. I am here to be a resource to residents on campus. I am also here to help them with any problem that they may have, and in an unlucky case of something going wrong, I would have to write an incident report to inform the Resident Director. Now, with all that being said, here are 10 reasons why I am excited to be an RA.

10. Someone Believes I Can Do It.

It feels really good to know the people who hired me to be an RA believe I can do the job, and that is extremely exciting!

9. Being a Resource for People.

I am super excited to be a resource for new and returning students on campus. I want them to come and ask me question so that I can help them.

8. I Like Helping People.

Nine and Eight are kind of the same, but different. Besides being a resource, I like helping people, and I am excited to help serve Eastern's community to the best of my ability and in any way I can.

7. The Community Aspect.

I am really excited to help contribute to the building of community at Eastern especially with the girls on my hall. I know this may be more difficult than it sounds, but I believe I am up for the challenge and can do it.

6. Friendships

I am super excited for not only the friendships that I will make this year but for my residents to form friendships with each other through our hall activities.

5. What This Opportunity Will Do For My Future.

I am super excited to be an RA because I believe it will help me with my ultimate goal of becoming a child advocate lawyer. It is the simple things in life that can change a person's outlook on something and help them grow. I believe this is one of those things just not as simple.

4. Growth

I am looking forward to the growth will experience not only spiritually but also as an individual . Being in RA training has already been teaching me so much about myself and God's plan for me that it is amazing.

3. My Staff

I am really excited to continue to work with my staff they are awesome. We are like a family, and like any family, we have our struggles but we bounce back, and that is all that matters.

2. God

I believe that God put me in this for a reason, and I am really excited to see what my reason is.

1. My Residents

Most of all I am excited to meet my Residents, and I hope that I can impact each of their lives in a very positive way. I hope God uses me and shines through me to help them more than myself and that they know that I care about each of every one of them.

These are my 10 reasons why I am excited to be an RA. I cannot wait for my residents to move in!