On June 13, I moved all of the things I need for the summer to Evanston in order to work this summer. I am an Assistant Residential Coordinator for the Equinox program, run by the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University. What does this mean, you might ask?
This means that I do all of the work.
Okay, in reality I am part of a residential coordinator team that oversees all aspects of residential life here at Equinox. I have a staff of 19 RTAs (Residential Teaching Assistants) who work directly with the students in the program. We have nearly 270 students in the first session, all of whom will be taking classes for three weeks. All of our students are considered "gifted and talented," and many of them will be taking an entire AP course in just 15 days of class. If you can think of something that needs to be done in order for them to successfully live and enjoy life on campus, you've just essentially listed a job responsibility of mine.
I am sore and tired and mentally exhausted. I've literally reached the point where I'm out of words... but I love this. I love my team members and I love my program director and I am pretty sure I'm going to love my RTAs and the kids. It's an intense amount of work (75 hours of work in just 6 days), but it's MY kind of work.
My RTAs move in tomorrow... more to come, when I can find the time :)
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