I’ve always been mystified by Shrinka Roy.

My early memories of her consist of sparse interactions in the Phi Mu side room. Shrinka hunched over a sketchbook, iterating 16 versions of a chair design. Me curiously looking over her shoulder without being too obvious. Did I succeed? Probably not. Subtlety wouldn’t be one of my top strengths on the StrengthsFinder* quiz.

*Aside: why was every on-campus organization obsessed with putting me into a personality box? I don’t want to be grouped with other golds, ISFJs, 2w3s, anxious attachment style, etc. As a friend told me recently, I may be an HDMI cord but don’t put me in the drawer.

My fascination with her the reverend shrink daddy has only grown with time. When Shrinka gave me positive feedback (my kryptonite) on the Hingexhaustion episode in January and later responded to a poll where I requested suggestions on non-white people who have moved to a new city, I knew the Universe was bringing us together.

Though vaguely intimidated by her unhurried aura, I was pleasantly surprised at how well our conversation flowed from subject to subject. We went on a bit longer than I expected.

Show Notes

• A triple Jacket? Undergrad, Master’s degrees, & MBA all from Ma Tech
• What brought Shrinka to Atlantic Beach, Florida (maybe it was the bars?)
• Pools within an NFL stadium
• Why does she has 90 unread text messages?
• Shrinka’s new backyard project

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