MyStory Mondays 6-12-17

MyStory Mondays is a weekly digest of our latest posts.
We are all done for the semester, but we are going to go back in time and share some posts that, we hope, will be useful to our new Danes!

New Danes – Make sure to complete your course request form and register for Orientation at www.albany.edu/welcome.

This week’s installment of MyStory Mondays is dedicated to the introverts. These are the ones who will not jump at the chance to join a club, but who may be the best assets in a club. Hanging in crowds may be fun, but exhausting. They have no problem in solitude, but that does not mean that they do not cherish friendships. Introverts: UAlbany welcomes you!

Liz Brigham is not only an introvert, she is an introvert from a very small town. Her favorite space is her room with a cup full of coffee in her hand.  She even has a blog entitled, Coffee Chat. Liz, may be the most outgoing loner you will ever meet. She is a member of several student organizations, and has served as an Orientation Leader, UAlbany Tour Guide, and a Project MyStory Volunteer.  She shares her journey in her MyStory blog series, Homebody for Everybody.  Here is a snippet from her first post:

Downtown was a whole other area for me that scared me half to death. I didn’t know how to use a bus, Taxis were sketchy, and driving there was an absolute no. I was used to open country roads and never really even had to deal with a one-way. It was annihilating because I never really had those “Downtown Experiences” that everyone else talked about on the weekend. I just wanted to set up a bonfire and park a truck in front so I could chill under the stars. I didn’t understand slang, I never talked to an International Student before, and I constantly missed the quiet and fresh air. It was an extremely difficult process.

It was a whole new world and even though it scared me… I wanted to learn to love it. After all, I would be spending quite a bit of time here. If you’re someone from a small town, you may understand that meeting people from around the world is simply something that does not happen in your area. We’re used to seeing the same faces day in and day out. When there is a constant switch in interaction with people it can become overwhelming. People were even listening to music that I hadn’t even heard of before. But the only way to happy in a new environment is to learn, understand, and accept. Click here for more.