RafaFrom the scene libraryAnika and I comparing the actual notice with the screenshot. Same train, two very different plans until we checked the date.More moments with Rafa
Rafa
“Before I hit record, what are we trying to say?”
Rafa left a note
My family helps with college. I want them in my life without handing over every login.
Why are you always first in the chat?
I commute, so sometimes the chat is how I keep up. Being the person with the update feels useful. I’m learning that “still checking” is also an update.
A take I’m rethinking
First thoughtIf someone helps pay, they can probably see everything.
What I’m asking nowSupport and access are separate questions. I need to read what the form actually authorizes.
That question matters in the case. Hear the other perspectives, look at the material and decide what you can explain.
What would you need to hear or see before agreeing with Rafa? Keep one thing you know separate from one thing you are assuming.
About me
Rafa is Filipino American. He has just started college, commutes from the next block and helps at his family’s shop after class. He met Gia on the school newspaper. He remembers everyone’s plans and still nearly misses his own train. His group chat is fast; checking a source takes a little longer.
Full name
Rafael “Rafa” Santos
These days
First-year commuter, helps at the family shop
In the Common Room
Runs the group chat
Closest in the chat
One person’s experience is never the whole group’s story. Open the others, too.
