Dyadic Encounter My partner for this encounter was Monica Gomez, a 34 year old who has been working for the Livingston School District for 18 years, and has been a resource aide for 8 years now in Livingston, Ca. I have known Monica for about 19 years now through my sister. In high school her and my sister became great friends, and have kept that friendship throughout all these years. Not only did she become my sisters friend, but she also became my friend, and we see each other like family. Our encounter took place on Thursday, August 29, at Starbucks in Livingston at 6:30p.m.
Monica is a light skin girl, with long straight, medium, brown hair. The day we had our encounter she was wearing a black shirt, and black pants with cheetah print …show more content…
Right” yet. I do desire to have children, but at times I feel I will never become a mother since I’m already 35 years old. Sometimes just thinking about it I feel depressed.”
As I asked her this question I observed that she looked at me for a second, and I could tell she was not as comfortable answering this question than the general ones. It took her longer to answer. She really thought about it, gathering her thoughts before she would answer. I continued to ask random personal questions. I put quotation marks around prince charming and Mr. Right since she gave emphasis using her voice tone.
Question- (Me) “ How do you feel on this new educational journey?”
Reply- (Monica) “ I feel excited and nervous. It’s something I have been wanting to do for a long time, and now that I finally started going back to school, I’m a little nervous because I worry about how long it will take me to finish my education.”
Conversation continued…
Question- (Me) “Why did you say ‘you are worried how long it will take’?”
Reply- (Monica) “ Because...um… I’m already 34 years old. I feel like I started this journey at an older age, and I fear I will face obstacles that will hold me back from getting my …show more content…
Our encounter ended at this point, and I gave her a comforting reply, I said, “Monica, I know your grandparents are watching over you as your guardian angels, and all the fears you have I’m sure they will help you overcome them, and you are making them very proud, because you are trying to superior yourself in life.” Monica said “thank you,” and she gave me a hug. This was a great experience to do this encounter with Monica, regardless if I know her, and work with her part time. Even then, there are many things I didn't know about her and I have always wondered about, but this encounter gave me the opportunity to take our conversation to a deeper level. The conversation went smooth, and we both were good listeners. I never interrupted her while she was speaking. We both put our phones on silent so it wouldn't be a distraction. I showed my interest in Monica’s responses by moving my head like a “yes” gesture so she could know I was interested in what she was communicating to me. Also, only a few times I would reframe what she said, so she could know I was also understanding what she was telling me. Overall, this was a great encounter as well as a great experience. When we finished our Starbucks drink we gave each other a hug, we smiled, and I said “have a nice weekend, rest up and relax,” and Monica said, “thank you, I’ll see you on Tuesday no work
Monica is a light skin girl, with long straight, medium, brown hair. The day we had our encounter she was wearing a black shirt, and black pants with cheetah print …show more content…
Right” yet. I do desire to have children, but at times I feel I will never become a mother since I’m already 35 years old. Sometimes just thinking about it I feel depressed.”
As I asked her this question I observed that she looked at me for a second, and I could tell she was not as comfortable answering this question than the general ones. It took her longer to answer. She really thought about it, gathering her thoughts before she would answer. I continued to ask random personal questions. I put quotation marks around prince charming and Mr. Right since she gave emphasis using her voice tone.
Question- (Me) “ How do you feel on this new educational journey?”
Reply- (Monica) “ I feel excited and nervous. It’s something I have been wanting to do for a long time, and now that I finally started going back to school, I’m a little nervous because I worry about how long it will take me to finish my education.”
Conversation continued…
Question- (Me) “Why did you say ‘you are worried how long it will take’?”
Reply- (Monica) “ Because...um… I’m already 34 years old. I feel like I started this journey at an older age, and I fear I will face obstacles that will hold me back from getting my …show more content…
Our encounter ended at this point, and I gave her a comforting reply, I said, “Monica, I know your grandparents are watching over you as your guardian angels, and all the fears you have I’m sure they will help you overcome them, and you are making them very proud, because you are trying to superior yourself in life.” Monica said “thank you,” and she gave me a hug. This was a great experience to do this encounter with Monica, regardless if I know her, and work with her part time. Even then, there are many things I didn't know about her and I have always wondered about, but this encounter gave me the opportunity to take our conversation to a deeper level. The conversation went smooth, and we both were good listeners. I never interrupted her while she was speaking. We both put our phones on silent so it wouldn't be a distraction. I showed my interest in Monica’s responses by moving my head like a “yes” gesture so she could know I was interested in what she was communicating to me. Also, only a few times I would reframe what she said, so she could know I was also understanding what she was telling me. Overall, this was a great encounter as well as a great experience. When we finished our Starbucks drink we gave each other a hug, we smiled, and I said “have a nice weekend, rest up and relax,” and Monica said, “thank you, I’ll see you on Tuesday no work