The residence hall I am in here at NUS is pretty neat.

The organization of things lends itself much better for friendly interaction between other block mates, when compared to UW residences.

In UW, each floor, block or house is assigned a don. The don is a student, but I believe might also be paid for this position. This person alone is typically responsible for organizing any events within the block they oversee.

At KEVII, there is no one "don" per se. Rather, there is a committee of about 15+ people, who themselves are regular students and regular residents of the residence hall. Together, this team is responsible for planning events.

It seems to me that this setup lends itself better for integrating people, because a whole group is taking ownership of the task, rather than just one person. That one person is a hit and miss - at least from my experience comparing the two different dons I had during two different terms in residence in UW.

Anyway, reason I brought all this up was because tonight my block held their first event, a dessert night for people to just come out, eat some desserts and chill with each other.

For me, as a new student and moreover, new resident of the residence hall, such a night was invaluable for connecting with other residents.

Pretty cool. I also found out a little bit more about the inter-hall sports competitions that are going on, and signed on to check out our residence hall's volleyball team.

We'll see if I can't transfer my ToT skills over or not.