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Through this activity I have learned a lot about my stranger and I’m so happy I decided to pick her out of all the random people in the laundry room. I learned that she is very family oriented and she cares about them a lot. It seems to me as if her family has shaped her into the wonderful women that she is today. She mentioned that she has learned a lot from her family and that she wouldn’t be where she is today without them.
I learned a lot about myself through this activity as well. I learned that if I really do want to be social and go out and just create conversation then I really could. If this wasn’t for a grade I probably wouldn’t have went and done it. Actually experiencing this has help build the confidence in myself to actually be social.
What surprised me was how open ended my stranger answers were. I think she was happy that I approached her and she seen that I was genuine and actually wanted to share information with me. I felt as if I was her comfort zone, although we just met. Her answers weren’t dull at all. They were always open so that I could respond to keep the conversation going.
I approached only one person prior to the stranger. The first guy didn’t really want to have any conversation, when I introduced myself he kind of said what’s up and rushed into the elevator.
This assignment was very cool and I’m so glad that I’ve did it!
There are two learning outcomes that I feel like I came closer to meeting after this assignment. The first outcome is understanding. I literally didn’t know Ericka, I didn’t understand her culture, train of thoughts, or anything about her prior to approaching her. Yet before I approached her, I made these assumptions about who shew was and how she was going to act. A 15 minute conversation changed the whole perspective of my thoughts because I actually understood her and her composure and why she carried herself the way she does. I understand her thinking and her deep sympathy and love for her family and friends. I understood why she was so into her work because she actually had someone to do it for, which is her family.
The second outcome that I’m closer to meeting is self-confidence. After this assignment my self condiment and security went up. I was so honored to have been able to meet her and that made me feel really good that I was able to make a friend off of getting out of my comfort zone a little bit. I took it as if I do this more often then I would definitely have a lot of friends and have a lot of more great things happening in my life if I proceed to get out of my comfort zone a little bit more. I may not be fully there yet but this assignment made a huge leap.

Questions Asked:
1. What are you most grateful for in your life?
A. My parents, they’re really supportive and I probably wouldn’t be able to attend college without them because they are paying for it(laughing), and they really do love me.
2. When did you last cry in front of someone? By yourself?
A. About a good year a go. I don’t cry very often, its just not my thing.
3. If you could change anything about how you were raised, what would it be?
A. I don’t know if this is because of my parents but I would want to connect mote with people emotionally, I’m not sure if that’s my parents fault, but if I would’ve been raised very emotionally then probably would have that trait.
4. If you were to die this evening with no chance to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone? Why haven’t you told them yet?
A. Nothing actually. I’d tell my family that I love them more, but I’m more than certain that they already know.