Connections aren’t something you can anticipate. However, this fact has made me appreciate every moment of life. During my time with the Urban Bird Project, I had no idea what I was in store for. Even as I walked into the first class for a basic rhetoric course, I was amazed and intrigued by the Urban Bird Project. The course allowed me to learn and interact with many people from different backgrounds. One person I still can’t believe I met was a person with a PhD in music, and this might seem random, but it stunned me. My favorite and most significant moment was meeting Melissa Gohlke. After I presentated to our class about archives, I decided to talk to her about her experience with her thesis and master’s program. This and her kind offer to transport me to UBP events, eventually led to us becoming better acquainted with each other. During Urban Bird Project’s field trips, and bird walks, Melissa told me about the Happy Foundation and the type of work they do in the archives. Happy Foundation is an LGBTQ community archive established by Gene Elder. Several years after Elder’s passing, the collection was donated to UTSA Special Collections. Melissa offered me a job as a student assistant working with the Happy Foundation Archives, which became one of my highlights of the semester. Prior to working with Melissa, I hoped to find a position other than working at the Roadrunner Cafe. Once I had a job in the archives, I felt a sense of relief and excitement being able to work with the Happy Foundation. It is truly a blessing that I found this opportunity in my first semester at UTSA, and I find it to be amazing that I found this position through a connection made at the Urban Bird Project.