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The Roommate Agreement | Rodrigo Caballero | TEDxTijuana


today’s conversation is going to be

today’s conversation is going to be about roommates okay when we talk about

about roommates okay when we talk about

about roommates okay when we talk about what a roommate is and how a roommate

what a roommate is and how a roommate

what a roommate is and how a roommate goes about his life it’s somebody who

goes about his life it’s somebody who

goes about his life it’s somebody who shares a common space so it’s about

shares a common space so it’s about

shares a common space so it’s about sharing initially what I believe firmly

sharing initially what I believe firmly

sharing initially what I believe firmly is that we grew up in this community

is that we grew up in this community

is that we grew up in this community understanding what sharing is but within

understanding what sharing is but within

understanding what sharing is but within our own context so for example back in

our own context so for example back in

our own context so for example back in the 80s I’m from the 80s back in the 80s

the 80s I’m from the 80s back in the 80s

the 80s I’m from the 80s back in the 80s the first things we shared was the

the first things we shared was the

the first things we shared was the airwaves was the entertainment industry

airwaves was the entertainment industry

airwaves was the entertainment industry we grew up as kids and we shared at

we grew up as kids and we shared at

we grew up as kids and we shared at chavo del ocho and chose from Mexico but

chavo del ocho and chose from Mexico but

chavo del ocho and chose from Mexico but locally specifically those of us who

locally specifically those of us who

locally specifically those of us who were more on the eastern part of the

were more on the eastern part of the

were more on the eastern part of the city we grew up and we got KPBS right we

city we grew up and we got KPBS right we

city we grew up and we got KPBS right we saw reading rainbow and levar burton we

saw reading rainbow and levar burton we

saw reading rainbow and levar burton we saw mr. rogers who taught us how to wet

saw mr. rogers who taught us how to wet

saw mr. rogers who taught us how to wet her cardigan and everybody knows big

her cardigan and everybody knows big

her cardigan and everybody knows big bird the first thing we’ve got with this

bird the first thing we’ve got with this

bird the first thing we’ve got with this piece of sharing was to understand what

piece of sharing was to understand what

piece of sharing was to understand what did we understand at the beginning we

did we understand at the beginning we

did we understand at the beginning we understood words first we started

understood words first we started

understood words first we started understanding words from another

understanding words from another

understanding words from another language then came sentences and

language then came sentences and

language then came sentences and eventually words sentences became

eventually words sentences became

eventually words sentences became complete culture appropriation so we

complete culture appropriation so we

complete culture appropriation so we understood what it meant to be a kid in

understood what it meant to be a kid in

understood what it meant to be a kid in San Diego right we understood what it

San Diego right we understood what it

San Diego right we understood what it meant to grow up read a book obviously

meant to grow up read a book obviously

meant to grow up read a book obviously go out play as if we were part of that

go out play as if we were part of that

go out play as if we were part of that same community y cuando nosotros estamos

same community y cuando nosotros estamos

same community y cuando nosotros estamos de jovenes creciendo tambien en esta

de jovenes creciendo tambien en esta

de jovenes creciendo tambien en esta comunidad nuestra segun interaction

comunidad nuestra segun interaction

comunidad nuestra segun interaction principal era con nuestra Reggie own era

principal era con nuestra Reggie own era

principal era con nuestra Reggie own era saliendo era paseando era viajando

saliendo era paseando era viajando

saliendo era paseando era viajando tenemos una frontera de los que se

tenemos una frontera de los que se

tenemos una frontera de los que se acuerda de a– que podemos kaminari

acuerda de a– que podemos kaminari

acuerda de a– que podemos kaminari transit our libra meant bennion nuestros

transit our libra meant bennion nuestros

transit our libra meant bennion nuestros amigos nova nuestras visitas de estados

amigos nova nuestras visitas de estados

amigos nova nuestras visitas de estados unidos y ven en ensenada lagu fedora

unidos y ven en ensenada lagu fedora

unidos y ven en ensenada lagu fedora venir a san felipe de vacaciones en

venir a san felipe de vacaciones en

venir a san felipe de vacaciones en semana santa savannah camp are y

semana santa savannah camp are y

semana santa savannah camp are y nosotros NOS o to screw sabemos en la

nosotros NOS o to screw sabemos en la

nosotros NOS o to screw sabemos en la mañana y mo SI vamos con us los papas

mañana y mo SI vamos con us los papas

mañana y mo SI vamos con us los papas hacer compras a pasear es un para me

hacer compras a pasear es un para me

hacer compras a pasear es un para me recuerdo muy grotto k my Papa Mia Baba

recuerdo muy grotto k my Papa Mia Baba

recuerdo muy grotto k my Papa Mia Baba in chula vista de un cine que ya no esta

in chula vista de un cine que ya no esta

in chula vista de un cine que ya no esta pero me Ababa me else in el ok miss Pope

pero me Ababa me else in el ok miss Pope

pero me Ababa me else in el ok miss Pope Mamma Mia bolitas en compras y de no

Mamma Mia bolitas en compras y de no

Mamma Mia bolitas en compras y de no gmos a comer hamburguesa salable photo a

gmos a comer hamburguesa salable photo a

gmos a comer hamburguesa salable photo a course in si vamos a park a jugar era

course in si vamos a park a jugar era

course in si vamos a park a jugar era parte de mi dia dia para militant era

parte de mi dia dia para militant era

parte de mi dia dia para militant era como tal un lugar donde me de tenia era

como tal un lugar donde me de tenia era

como tal un lugar donde me de tenia era algo que incluye ZN to partay

algo que incluye ZN to partay

algo que incluye ZN to partay to commute poder cruzar la Frontera

to commute poder cruzar la Frontera

to commute poder cruzar la Frontera tonces realmente SI NOS podemos a pensar

tonces realmente SI NOS podemos a pensar

tonces realmente SI NOS podemos a pensar lo que yo comparten ese momento lo que

lo que yo comparten ese momento lo que

lo que yo comparten ese momento lo que pase a aprender VAR respite Aras

pase a aprender VAR respite Aras

pase a aprender VAR respite Aras accompanied add a respetar que yo me

accompanied add a respetar que yo me

accompanied add a respetar que yo me enamore de sus lugar SE que yo quería

enamore de sus lugar SE que yo quería

enamore de sus lugar SE que yo quería irse de ellos y Karen parte de mi dia

irse de ellos y Karen parte de mi dia

irse de ellos y Karen parte de mi dia dia nosotros a veces no tomamos en

dia nosotros a veces no tomamos en

dia nosotros a veces no tomamos en cuenta como ninos es la diferencia que

cuenta como ninos es la diferencia que

cuenta como ninos es la diferencia que VA de los países simple men take Russa

VA de los países simple men take Russa

VA de los países simple men take Russa bamos la frontera y llega vamos a donde

bamos la frontera y llega vamos a donde

bamos la frontera y llega vamos a donde kuriyama sear the face of our border

kuriyama sear the face of our border

kuriyama sear the face of our border hebbs change recently so the reason the

hebbs change recently so the reason the

hebbs change recently so the reason the face of our border his change is for

face of our border his change is for

face of our border his change is for many reasons right the first reason is

many reasons right the first reason is

many reasons right the first reason is technology that helps us get people

technology that helps us get people

technology that helps us get people goods services across easier but also

goods services across easier but also

goods services across easier but also because of security right I mean we’ve

because of security right I mean we’ve

because of security right I mean we’ve all seen the news if it’s tunnels

all seen the news if it’s tunnels

all seen the news if it’s tunnels ladders and drones o my people find a

ladders and drones o my people find a

ladders and drones o my people find a way to get things over the border right

way to get things over the border right

way to get things over the border right be them legal or not but for those of us

be them legal or not but for those of us

be them legal or not but for those of us who do for those of us who do it legally

who do for those of us who do it legally

who do for those of us who do it legally for those of it we do it every day and

for those of it we do it every day and

for those of it we do it every day and do it for business it gains a new type

do it for business it gains a new type

do it for business it gains a new type of context for example when we share

of context for example when we share

of context for example when we share this border we share our community the

this border we share our community the

this border we share our community the second thing I started to learn about

second thing I started to learn about

second thing I started to learn about respect is the people who do this border

respect is the people who do this border

respect is the people who do this border so if you see the image you feel you see

so if you see the image you feel you see

so if you see the image you feel you see on the top left corner you see the

on the top left corner you see the

on the top left corner you see the people the cars right there’s a hundred

people the cars right there’s a hundred

people the cars right there’s a hundred and seventy thousand of us daily who

and seventy thousand of us daily who

and seventy thousand of us daily who cross and I’m talking about myself

cross and I’m talking about myself

cross and I’m talking about myself because I do it on a daily basis so if

because I do it on a daily basis so if

because I do it on a daily basis so if you take the cars away if you take every

you take the cars away if you take every

you take the cars away if you take every single car away what’s left you’ve got

single car away what’s left you’ve got

single car away what’s left you’ve got teachers you got nurses you got doctors

teachers you got nurses you got doctors

teachers you got nurses you got doctors engineers students crossing the border

engineers students crossing the border

engineers students crossing the border you’ve got people who every day

you’ve got people who every day

you’ve got people who every day sacrifice two hours of their life in the

sacrifice two hours of their life in the

sacrifice two hours of their life in the commute to go and serve the community in

commute to go and serve the community in

commute to go and serve the community in San Diego to provide a better life for

San Diego to provide a better life for

San Diego to provide a better life for their families in Mexico anybody who

their families in Mexico anybody who

their families in Mexico anybody who initially starts off their day with a

initially starts off their day with a

initially starts off their day with a two or three hour commute I can respect

two or three hour commute I can respect

two or three hour commute I can respect that but that’s part of our day-to-day

that but that’s part of our day-to-day

that but that’s part of our day-to-day lives many people in other parts of the

lives many people in other parts of the

lives many people in other parts of the world don’t understand that when you

world don’t understand that when you

world don’t understand that when you look at the border and you see the

look at the border and you see the

look at the border and you see the community you see people shopping there

community you see people shopping there

community you see people shopping there you see people having breakfast reading

you see people having breakfast reading

you see people having breakfast reading the news kids doing homework somebody

the news kids doing homework somebody

the news kids doing homework somebody taking a power nap somebody women

taking a power nap somebody women

taking a power nap somebody women getting their makeup on you see so many

getting their makeup on you see so many

getting their makeup on you see so many women getting their makeup on in the

women getting their makeup on in the

women getting their makeup on in the morning in the border it’s just

morning in the border it’s just

morning in the border it’s just ridiculous connivance ahmo’s ESO los

ridiculous connivance ahmo’s ESO los

ridiculous connivance ahmo’s ESO los jovenes empresarios jovenes

jovenes empresarios jovenes

jovenes empresarios jovenes professionista jimenez comprend adores

professionista jimenez comprend adores

professionista jimenez comprend adores que tenemos esta región que lo siente

que tenemos esta región que lo siente

que tenemos esta región que lo siente que compartimos compartimos das

que compartimos compartimos das

que compartimos compartimos das oportunidad

oportunidad

oportunidad sir negocio para hacer negocios ambos

sir negocio para hacer negocios ambos

sir negocio para hacer negocios ambos dados de la frontera lo que primero

dados de la frontera lo que primero

dados de la frontera lo que primero necesitamos es nuestra contra parte que

necesitamos es nuestra contra parte que

necesitamos es nuestra contra parte que nada you dar del otro lado los que

nada you dar del otro lado los que

nada you dar del otro lado los que trabajamos en estimate own azi nacional

trabajamos en estimate own azi nacional

trabajamos en estimate own azi nacional los que somos abogados los que somos

los que somos abogados los que somos

los que somos abogados los que somos Contador’s los que somos ingenieros que

Contador’s los que somos ingenieros que

Contador’s los que somos ingenieros que somos cualquier tipo de información

somos cualquier tipo de información

somos cualquier tipo de información profession un Combray SI antes alguien

profession un Combray SI antes alguien

profession un Combray SI antes alguien como mi cunado k install a stereos es un

como mi cunado k install a stereos es un

como mi cunado k install a stereos es un excelente empresario depende de los dos

excelente empresario depende de los dos

excelente empresario depende de los dos lados encuentran ce que tiene que se

lados encuentran ce que tiene que se

lados encuentran ce que tiene que se marat raisa relacion y NOS damos cuenta

marat raisa relacion y NOS damos cuenta

marat raisa relacion y NOS damos cuenta que Cena Poyer knows alguien del otro

que Cena Poyer knows alguien del otro

que Cena Poyer knows alguien del otro lado y hace del Norte sudo su hermano lo

lado y hace del Norte sudo su hermano lo

lado y hace del Norte sudo su hermano lo vamos a lograr que pasa con empezamos

vamos a lograr que pasa con empezamos

vamos a lograr que pasa con empezamos entender des apoyo empezamos apoyo todo

entender des apoyo empezamos apoyo todo

entender des apoyo empezamos apoyo todo local empezamos a boy I Ernesto

local empezamos a boy I Ernesto

local empezamos a boy I Ernesto restaurant A’s nuestros chefs nuestros

restaurant A’s nuestros chefs nuestros

restaurant A’s nuestros chefs nuestros equipos yo soy de Tijuana yo le voy a

equipos yo soy de Tijuana yo le voy a

equipos yo soy de Tijuana yo le voy a los charros como lo a los cholos le voy

los charros como lo a los cholos le voy

los charros como lo a los cholos le voy de los padres como la voy a los toros de

de los padres como la voy a los toros de

de los padres como la voy a los toros de squamous donkeys esm equipo locales la

squamous donkeys esm equipo locales la

squamous donkeys esm equipo locales la gente de aqui lo que nosotros apoyo y

gente de aqui lo que nosotros apoyo y

gente de aqui lo que nosotros apoyo y ambos y entre nosotros ave SE NOS

ambos y entre nosotros ave SE NOS

ambos y entre nosotros ave SE NOS podemos quedar que NOS los equipos noses

podemos quedar que NOS los equipos noses

podemos quedar que NOS los equipos noses no poquito de fissile apoyo Arlo’s a

no poquito de fissile apoyo Arlo’s a

no poquito de fissile apoyo Arlo’s a veces pero que nadie venga de fuera

veces pero que nadie venga de fuera

veces pero que nadie venga de fuera decir nose algo de nuestros equipos

decir nose algo de nuestros equipos

decir nose algo de nuestros equipos porque NOS dejamos es apoyo salgo

porque NOS dejamos es apoyo salgo

porque NOS dejamos es apoyo salgo substantial que NOS permit a desiree our

substantial que NOS permit a desiree our

substantial que NOS permit a desiree our nose local meant a nose permit a

nose local meant a nose permit a

nose local meant a nose permit a claramente tener éxito know Cal meant a

claramente tener éxito know Cal meant a

claramente tener éxito know Cal meant a when we talk about the roomie wreck we

when we talk about the roomie wreck we

when we talk about the roomie wreck we meant yes I’m making reference to HEV

meant yes I’m making reference to HEV

meant yes I’m making reference to HEV show called The Big Bang Theory so

show called The Big Bang Theory so

show called The Big Bang Theory so everybody knows Leonard and Sheldon and

everybody knows Leonard and Sheldon and

everybody knows Leonard and Sheldon and what you’re seeing right now is that

what you’re seeing right now is that

what you’re seeing right now is that specific moment when they meet for the

specific moment when they meet for the

specific moment when they meet for the first time and Sheldon comes out with a

first time and Sheldon comes out with a

first time and Sheldon comes out with a roommate agreement it’s this thick and

roommate agreement it’s this thick and

roommate agreement it’s this thick and it starts explaining multiple rules and

it starts explaining multiple rules and

it starts explaining multiple rules and the rules are so crazy and colorful and

the rules are so crazy and colorful and

the rules are so crazy and colorful and weird and lovely and they’ve got a robot

weird and lovely and they’ve got a robot

weird and lovely and they’ve got a robot rule and they’ve got a Godzilla rule and

rule and they’ve got a Godzilla rule and

rule and they’ve got a Godzilla rule and a dairy room my favorite rule is a

a dairy room my favorite rule is a

a dairy room my favorite rule is a time-travel rule they say at that

time-travel rule they say at that

time-travel rule they say at that episode that if they find a way to

episode that if they find a way to

episode that if they find a way to travel in time they will tribal back to

travel in time they will tribal back to

travel in time they will tribal back to that exact moment and then greet

that exact moment and then greet

that exact moment and then greet themselves again so they pause for a

themselves again so they pause for a

themselves again so they pause for a second they look around and they’re like

second they look around and they’re like

second they look around and they’re like super discipline is like okay let’s

super discipline is like okay let’s

super discipline is like okay let’s check that off the list not as different

check that off the list not as different

check that off the list not as different from san diego and tijuana i can compare

from san diego and tijuana i can compare

from san diego and tijuana i can compare us to Leonard and Sheldon brilliant

us to Leonard and Sheldon brilliant

us to Leonard and Sheldon brilliant unique really weird sometimes to each

unique really weird sometimes to each

unique really weird sometimes to each other and socially awkward we understand

other and socially awkward we understand

other and socially awkward we understand each other and we can work together but

each other and we can work together but

each other and we can work together but when we talk about getting together with

when we talk about getting together with

when we talk about getting together with other parts of the country that’s where

other parts of the country that’s where

other parts of the country that’s where it gets a little

it gets a little

it gets a little sticky right we are socially impaired we

sticky right we are socially impaired we

sticky right we are socially impaired we know how things work here so why a

know how things work here so why a

know how things work here so why a roommate and not a neighbor because you

roommate and not a neighbor because you

roommate and not a neighbor because you hear both terms roommates and neighbors

hear both terms roommates and neighbors

hear both terms roommates and neighbors right a neighbor and my wife who’s here

right a neighbor and my wife who’s here

right a neighbor and my wife who’s here can attest that we’ve lived both sides

can attest that we’ve lived both sides

can attest that we’ve lived both sides of the border and we’ve lived in

of the border and we’ve lived in

of the border and we’ve lived in multiple places and we have all types of

multiple places and we have all types of

multiple places and we have all types of neighbors right so you got really good

neighbors right so you got really good

neighbors right so you got really good neighbors that you find a way to make

neighbors that you find a way to make

neighbors that you find a way to make things work but sometimes that’s there’s

things work but sometimes that’s there’s

things work but sometimes that’s there’s a neighbor that you just can’t stand so

a neighbor that you just can’t stand so

a neighbor that you just can’t stand so when you get a really weird neighbor

when you get a really weird neighbor

when you get a really weird neighbor somebody you can’t really work with

somebody you can’t really work with

somebody you can’t really work with you’ve got two options as far as I see

you’ve got two options as far as I see

you’ve got two options as far as I see you can either move and leave but I

you can either move and leave but I

you can either move and leave but I can’t pick up back alley for them and

can’t pick up back alley for them and

can’t pick up back alley for them and just drop it like somewhere in the

just drop it like somewhere in the

just drop it like somewhere in the Middle East right your second option and

Middle East right your second option and

Middle East right your second option and the one that’s a go to you build a wall

the one that’s a go to you build a wall

the one that’s a go to you build a wall and I’ve known be we’ve been having a

and I’ve known be we’ve been having a

and I’ve known be we’ve been having a lot of wall conversations recently so my

lot of wall conversations recently so my

lot of wall conversations recently so my wall the one that they talk about is a

wall the one that they talk about is a

wall the one that they talk about is a border but I don’t go to my wall and

border but I don’t go to my wall and

border but I don’t go to my wall and feel that I get stopped at the border

feel that I get stopped at the border

feel that I get stopped at the border like a wall with the neighbors now what

like a wall with the neighbors now what

like a wall with the neighbors now what will the neighbors is to keep people out

will the neighbors is to keep people out

will the neighbors is to keep people out and keep stuff in right I’m go to my

and keep stuff in right I’m go to my

and keep stuff in right I’m go to my border to get admitted not to get

border to get admitted not to get

border to get admitted not to get stopped at okay so as roommates we all

stopped at okay so as roommates we all

stopped at okay so as roommates we all have our room we have our privacy we

have our room we have our privacy we

have our room we have our privacy we sleep in separate bedrooms but once we

sleep in separate bedrooms but once we

sleep in separate bedrooms but once we walk out the door everything else is

walk out the door everything else is

walk out the door everything else is shared right we share the living room we

shared right we share the living room we

shared right we share the living room we share the closet we share the TV and yes

share the closet we share the TV and yes

share the closet we share the TV and yes we fight over to that seat in the sofa

we fight over to that seat in the sofa

we fight over to that seat in the sofa that’s fine but once we understand that

that’s fine but once we understand that

that’s fine but once we understand that since we were young we get the

since we were young we get the

since we were young we get the opportunity to understand ourselves

opportunity to understand ourselves

opportunity to understand ourselves respect ourselves and support ourselves

respect ourselves and support ourselves

respect ourselves and support ourselves that’s really the way to have success

that’s really the way to have success

that’s really the way to have success now why to me this is important as

now why to me this is important as

now why to me this is important as neighbors and as roommates whichever you

neighbors and as roommates whichever you

neighbors and as roommates whichever you choose as long as you understand it to

choose as long as you understand it to

choose as long as you understand it to me with my roommate if we can sit down

me with my roommate if we can sit down

me with my roommate if we can sit down and have the right conversations if we

and have the right conversations if we

and have the right conversations if we can sit down and build the right

can sit down and build the right

can sit down and build the right relationships we are the people who are

relationships we are the people who are

relationships we are the people who are going to tell our own stories we’re

going to tell our own stories we’re

going to tell our own stories we’re going to tell our stories of success of

going to tell our stories of success of

going to tell our stories of success of understanding each other our stories of

understanding each other our stories of

understanding each other our stories of success of respecting each other and our

success of respecting each other and our

success of respecting each other and our stories of success of supporting each

stories of success of supporting each

stories of success of supporting each other and we can be a model we can be an

other and we can be a model we can be an

other and we can be a model we can be an example for other border parts in the

example for other border parts in the

example for other border parts in the world that go through something so

world that go through something so

world that go through something so similar to us but we’ve got it figured

similar to us but we’ve got it figured

similar to us but we’ve got it figured out okay so that’s my main takeaway so

out okay so that’s my main takeaway so

out okay so that’s my main takeaway so um by the way if you didn’t understand

um by the way if you didn’t understand

um by the way if you didn’t understand half of what I said you’re probably not

half of what I said you’re probably not

half of what I said you’re probably not from around here thank you very much

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