It keeps me sane. I have tried to take a middle ground and to learn as I go. At first I was worried because of the interview. The interview went well and was much easier than I anticipated. The hardest part about being an RA for me is planning a social and not having a lot of participation.
Some weeks are a lot better than others.
After thinking about what he said, I liked the thought that I could give back to a community that gave so much to me. I thought that there would be more confrontations than there really are. I have very few confrontations with students. When there are confrontations, they are very casual. I did expect this job to take a lot of time and it does, but I love every minute of it.