Rob Gilligan - Assignment 22 - Show them who you are

Generally, I feel like I am a pretty non-diverse and non-unique person. I am a straight white christian male from an upper middle class family living in the suburbs. It doesn’t get more commonplace than that does it?  I guess my character, and the way it has evolved over time, would be what sets me apart. For most of my life until about maybe fifth or sixth grade, I was a relatively quiet person. Although it may not seem like it now, I was the person who was shy to talk in front of the class and meet new people. I am not quite sure what changed, or what switch was flipped, but I have become the person I am today, generally loud, occasionally obnoxious, and very “out there.” For better or worse, that is how I’ve changed. But that isn’t entirely true. In a way I have overcompensated for my antisocial personality trying to be the antithesis of it. There are plenty of days when I just do not want to talk to anyone, just keep to myself and not be seen. Yet, I still talk to everyone around me. I know how hard it can be to leave your personal bubble and express yourself. I always try and do my best to talk to people who don’t seem to be as social as everyone else because I know what it’s like. I guess that would be what sets me apart.