I don't have too many updates for this week—everyone is pretty busy and stressed out with midterms, and my group is no exception. In fact, I only had two members come to the meeting this week everyone else had to study, which is totally cool. Everyone who had to miss it took the time to let me know in advance, which made me happy.
Over the past 4 weeks, I've found that my group is becoming increasingly comfortable every time we get together. We have no need for guided conversation anymore; we just chat about whatever comes to mind. For example, this week Xue, Haoran and I had an awesome discussion about the nature of feminism in China and America, no planning involved. I'm so pleased that my group members feel that they can share their personal ideas and beliefs without fear of being judged or disagreed with. It's something that I was hoping for before the meetings even started, and it's great that our relationships strengthened so organically.
I can't wait to drop in on Sophie's conversation circle—I think it'll be really cool to observe her group's dynamic and compare it to my own. We can really learn a lot from discussing and interpreting each other's approaches to our groups, because it forces us to also think critically of our own. Ultimately this will make us all better, stronger facilitators.
Sorry for the shorter post, hopefully I'll have lots of new stories to share next time!
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