For the last three weeks, I was volunteering as an "Intake interviewer" for a volunteer income tax assistant site. I was supposed to go there every Friday from 9:30 to 12:00, but the boredom and the annoying amount of time to get there and back got the better me and I had to make up some bs excuse about why I had to quit. Though those three weeks didn't accomplish much, the social interactions I had there helped me get a sense of how I'm progressing socially.
I did not have any problems socializing with the secretary there or with the volunteer tax assistants there. When groups of people came in and I had to help them fill out their forms, I wasn't nervous conversing with them. For the most part, things went smoothly, however I had issues with one of the volunteers. Her name is Hui Yi or something like that and based on her body language and behavior, she thought I was attracted to her. She would refuse to make eye contact and would stay in another room. It wasn't until she found out that I was in a masters program from the other volunteers that she started talking to me. Can't believe people are so superficial, I know that social status plays a part in how one person view another, but to be so up front about it is annoying. Even though I found her behavior annoying, my conversations with her was decent. My body language, eye contact, and voice was optimal. Whether my behavior is due to my "professionalism" or due to behavior modifications in the last few years, I am unsure.
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