Social Ineptitudes and the College Experience~

[Katana]

Sorry if this seems pointless, or circular. I just have to get it out there, before my brain explodes.

Those of you who know me outside of that lovely box you're staring out right now, probably view me as a fairly confident individual. And, for the most part, that's fairly true. I'm not self loathing, or overly self-conscious. In fact, I think about myself very little throughout the course of a day.

But, since I'm packing to move to Savannah and go off to college, I'm having some problems adjusting my brain.

See, here's the deal. This is my first time striking out on my own, and, I'm scared. I know, I've been told a million times that that's normal, and I've realized it as such. But, I live in a small town, as of now, where everyone knows my name, and I don't even lock my doors at night.

I mean, hell, sometimes we forget to shut them.

And yes, I lived in Atlanta for a period of a couple of years, so it's not like I'm completely unintroduced to urban settings. I lived there, however, at such a time when I wasn't really doing anything outside of my home. I didn't drive, I didn't go places.

As a 19 year old female, I think my worries are normal, but I just needed to get them out somewhere, and you guys have always been fairly understanding of those things.


I'm excited. No lie. I love Savannah, Georgia. I love art, which is my craft. I love The Savannah College of Art and Design, which is my school. I love every single person I met at orientation. It's my type of place, with my type of people.

But I worry about whether people will like me. (Oh, honey, how cliche!) I worry about whether I'm really good enough to have gone this far. I worry that I can't take care of myself.



But I guess it's a brilliant exercise in self reliance.


...Sorry this was so round and pointless.


<3

Love you guys.

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[Silver Adept]

Sounds normal. I managed to get over my nervousness in some ways by having to go to new band member orientation and training - by the time class started, I already knew a lot of people in my class. Plus, my roomies, and then I just did what I normally did - scouted out for things to do and people to meet.

I think you'll do just fine. There will be plenty of opportunities around for you to be the wonderful person that you are and connect with them over shared hobbies, classes, and gripes.

[Tobias]

Well, in some ways, its a bit harder for me to associate my college experience with ya, since I was a commuting student, and therefore I didn't even have a roommate to start with. But hell, be yourself, and just enjoy your time there. I did that, and nothing bothered me. Think of it as the next level of highschool - where you live at the school you go to and the classes are much more in-depth and much MUCH more interesting, especially since they regard everything you like to do.

Also, people will like ya kid. If anything, just tell them that you live inside some strange guy's hat for a laugh.

*explodes*