Our group agreed to meet during the usual class time as that was the only time we were all free. We met at the Dunkin Donuts at the Memorial Union on campus.
Before meeting thoughts:
I have no clue who my two group mates are, I don’t know if I have ever seen them in class before. Meeting on campus is easy and convenient; I have been to this Dunkin many times so I felt comfortable arriving by myself. I am usually a very outgoing person so meeting two new people is never too intimidating to me. Making more connections with people who are in my class is something I look forward to as well.
After meeting notes/observations:
I arrive to Dunkin Donuts and Mary is sitting at one of the tables outside. I introduce myself and sit with her while Nicole is inside ordering herself a coffee. Mary was wearing a leopard dress and was very easy to talk to. She gave me a firm handshake which is something you don’t always expect from a girl but it came off as very mature and professional to me. Nicole joined us shortly after with her coffee. She was also very easy to talk to. We quickly noticed there was a huge bee problem as they would not leave us alone. The bee especially liked Nicole’s coffee. Our first conversations started with the basics, where we were from, our majors, what year we were, past and current jobs, etc. Both Mary and Nicole were at least 2 years older than me but age didn’t matter. We bonded over the similarity that we are all seniors at the university. Both Mary and Nicole shared being from Rhode Island, Mary lives in Providence and Nicole from Westerly. The conversation flowed nicely and I felt very comfortable. As our meeting was coming to an end, I left feeling positive and looking forward to seeing my groupmates in our next class.
Vocabulary words:
Comfortable: (of a person) physically relaxed and free from constraint.
Age: the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed.
Connection: a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else.
Easy: achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.
Mature: having reached an advanced stage of mental or emotional development characteristic of an adult.
Positive: consisting in or characterized by the presence or possession of features or qualities rather than their absence.