talking 101
Probably the best thing about being in Ateneo is (are?) the people you meet, because Ateneo is a hodgepodge of interesting people. Ateneans come in all shapes and sizes, and with such a huge range of interests, abilities, and personalities, the campus is a melting pot of different voices, different backgrounds, different ambitions and dreams and goals. Now I'm not exactly an extrovert (my Myers-Briggs personality type indicator tells me I'm 10 points shy of being one), but I'm finding it easier and easier to talk to people now more than ever. I found a very very old blog post of mine that I wrote way back in 2007, and in it, I incoherently ramble about how I don't know how to carry a conversation with some people: I don’t know how to properly introduce ideas and properly begin a paragraph, so I’ll just come right out and say it: I can’t talk. Well, I CAN talk, but I can’t carry a conversation. I mean, I can, but only with my close fr...