The Residential Advisor, or RA, subculture is strictly limited to the dorms. People who have not yet attended college or have never resided in a dorm may have a lack of knowledge or interest in this particular subculture. Even as a freshman living in the dorms, I did not have substantial information about this unique group, which is why I chose to observe them for my ethnography. Although I live with many residential advisors at Naismith Hall, I realized that I did not know much about their potential artifacts, rituals, and languages ​​confined to this individual subculture. Through consistent observations, interviews with RAs from different dorms, and reflections on the observations, I received an entirely new insight and appreciation for this professional position. For an ethnography to be carried out successfully, one must observe the chosen subculture as well as interviews. topics, to gain enough information to help outsiders who are unfamiliar with the group understand and become more aware of what this particular group is a part of. My living situation was an advantage in observing and interviewing the RA subculture. I was lucky enough to find myself almost directly in this subculture: in the dorms. This allowed me to have my fair share of choice in who to interview and observe. Without hesitation, I chose the RA on my floor, Mahdi. The second person I chose to interview was a close friend of mine, Emma, ​​who was an RA at a university in Ohio for two years. This opened the subculture to potential differences and similarities by not being limited to a single dorm or university. One of the differences I noticed right off the bat was that at this particular school in Ohio they were called Community Adv...... middle of paper ......ions; However, most candidates follow certain requirements for the position. The word “work” comes across as hard work and drudgery, but what is often overlooked is the deeper meaning that comes with it. Many people may look at the position of residential advisor and believe that they are only there to get residents in trouble when they break the rules. After my observations, my interviews and my overall reflection on their subculture, I realized that being a residential advisor is much more than simply writing a complaint to residents for complaints related to alcohol or to the noise. It's about the relationships formed and the idea that you're helping others like you were or weren't during your first year in the dorms. RAs may be there for the free room and board as well as the pay, but they are initially there to get the most out of the resident's dorm experience..