Today, amidst some problem sets, I tuned in (over zoom) to listen to music with other Rose residents. GRF Tom had earlier taken requests from everyone  and compiled some of our favorites to play for the hour. While sitting and working in my lounge, We listened to a variety of amazing tunes, some of which were already my favorites, others were old favorites that I had forgotten about, and some were entirely new and I was hearing for the first time. I really liked the range of genres we ended up hearing and it was a lot of fun seeing what my fellow housemates had picked as their favorites. After each song, Tom would give a small snippet of what the person who picked the song had said in their email which was a nice glimpse into why their pick was important to them. This event was a soothing and relaxed hour and I did not even realize how quickly the time had passed until it was done. Music is such a nice way to connect with others and during the hour I felt close to those there despite us being physically far and not seeing them.