The Challenge of Certain Communities

It's been a struggle lately to find myself a community in which I feel at home. It's especially discouraging since my main community is within the Student Affairs realm, and Student Affairs is about creating community. As part of an exercise within my SA cohort, we were asked to choose a community we're a part of and describe it. I chose my office at the Center for Health and Wellness Promotion.
I have found myself quite challenged in that environment when it comes to community. There is a clear line dividing the clinical half of the office from the 'other' side, where I work. Often their doors are shut because they have students in their offices, or they are at meetings. We all work in offices, except the student employees and our office manager, but if we're all in our offices we don't see each other. It is sort of like working alone. Which is challenging because I live alone, so there is not a lot of interaction during the day.
The other challenge I find is that most students who come into the office don't really want to be there; they were written up for drinking in the dorms or have worse problems and need to see a counselor. So, I can't just walk out of my office and say hi to these students because of confidentiality reasons. This leaves me waiting for meetings with the group I advise or hoping they'll remember their one on one appointments.
I've always imagined a community as fun, changing and diverse. I know diversity differs in several ways, but we are an office of all white females. And, yes, sometimes there is music playing in the office, but that doesn't always make it fun.
For all of this, however, I have grown to learn that community looks differently in different places. There is some sort of community in the office, even if it's not one in which I feel like myself. I have decorated my office to make it feel mine, but I'm not a quiet person. I like being able to see people and interact. If I have learned anything, it is to be inquisitive with my next job about what community feels like in the office. I will look around to see if there are desks or offices. I will find out who comes into the office regularly. I hope that I will be able to put myself in an office environment with more student and staff interaction.
Knowing that community looks different is an important lesson and vital to me being able to enjoy and grow for the next few months in my position. Not every office has student interaction every day. And not ever office has desks together or offices. When looking for new jobs, those are things to keep in mind. I now know that my strengths are brought out when I'm connected to others, and though some days it is a challenge to feel comfortable in my position, I do know that things will and can change.