Those Who Were From The Beginning

Looking back at the last three years at UCSD and the last two years of this little project/experiment, I realized that I never mentioned some of the people who inspired me to start it.  The two people who inspired me to start it was Mary and Rosa.

Mary is the old lady who works at Burger King in Price Center.  She's nice and would often have conversations with people who are ordering, including me.  Before I started this experiment, there was one time I was ordering and she asked how I was doing.  I immediately made my order and she got pissed off and said, "you sure can".  I realized that my action was unacceptable and modified my behavior to be more "sociable".

Rosa is an older Hispanic woman who works at the village market.  I remember her first working at Cafe V. as a cashier and transferred over to the market during the summer of 2010.  In the beginning I would smile at her when she handed me my change.  Unfortunately, my smile would be coupled alongside my INTJ stare/vibe.  She thought I was angry at her at would often wipe her hand on the table after handing me back my change, signaling her displeasure.  At first, I thought that she was just mean to me, but over time I realized that it was my fault and body language that was making her react that way.  Over time, I modified my behavior and she now no longer wipes her hand on the table and we both smile at each other.

Though I only thought about modifying my behavior after my first year at UCSD, Mary and Rosa were the catalyst that made it a reality.  Mary, Rosa, though you may not know it, thank you.