
Get ready for texts, calls, and video calls as the primary forms of communication. You might also ask your friends to introduce you to their friends; at the very least you’ll have the absence of friends in common.
Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
It’s necessary to have hope – the faith that one’s actions will influence results. When people are either optimistic (i.e. “things will improve regardless of my participation”) or pessimistic (“things will get worse regardless of my participation”), it can be hard to shake them out of a sitting-on-the-sidelines mindset. Remind them of things they *have* had an influence on, no matter how small.
Making big life decisions is way stressful, but understanding that your decision right now is not final and does not define the rest of your life may help you de-stress. Life is long and people change jobs, careers and goals as they gain more experience. Also the Career Center (bit.ly/BC-career) would love to help you!
It depends on how soon his birthday is. If you have some time, do some sleuthing: what does he enjoy doing? What does he lack? If you don’t have much time, treat him to dinner and a (pick one): movie, concert, play, laser-tag, day-trip up a mountain, other (depending on what he might most enjoy).
It’s a hard moment right now for queer and trans folks almost everywhere, with so many public figures and state legislatures eroding hard-won rights. Make sure your own connections with your community are strong, and help the community educate BC. For ways to connect I recommended exploring LGBTQ support at BC: bc.edu/LGBTQ.
If you are actually experiencing voices in your head (and not just complaining about the noise on Level 3 in O’Neill), you may want to connect with professionals at Counseling Services (bit.ly/BC-counseling). If it is actual voices, I recommend heading up to Level 5, which is a quiet zone.
I imagine a wall child would be conceived by an architect or designer like most other walls. In fact, two new walls arrived in the library just a few months ago. Theyâre on the third floor if you want to try to find them. I donât usually get to name new walls, but how about Wallet, at least until it grows up?