Q&A with Maria

What has it been like for you being a non-Education major on a floor full of Education majors?

It’s actually pretty nice. Because this is an Education floor and they are all creatives, the floor is always decorated. Sometimes I go to my friends’ dorms and the floor looks so sad. INSPIRE is very lively.

Did being on the floor help with your transition to college?

I think so because it is a very close community. There are only about 50 of us so it is pretty small compared to other LLCs and so I made a lot of new friends.

What have some of your favorite moments living on the floor been?

The trip we took last spring to Nashville was really cool. Also just random events that happen on the floor. Like, I could not sleep one night so I went to the lounge and there were people there and we ended up staying up till 3 in the morning. That’s always nice to have.

Have there been any speakers that stood out to you at the weekly seminars?

What Jitka Nelson spoke about. My parents are from Puerto Rico and Spanish is my first language so just hearing her talk about English as a New Language, I could relate to that a little bit more than with other speakers.

It is a very close community. There are only about 50 of us so it is pretty small compared to other LLCs and everyone is pretty nice.