Before entering college, I personally had qualms on whether making friends would be difficult and maybe even impossible. Making college friends is so strange because you have to start from scratch with your introductions. You're from different places with different cultures and you've experienced different things. Then suddenly when you make friends, its crazy how much time you spend together. You live in the same dorm, you eat the same meals together, and you just do it all together always. You grow incredibly close in such a short period of time. Then you wonder, how did that happen?

In high school, I've always been a relatively loud person. I pondered toning it down and being quiet in college however as I really thought about it, my loudness is a big part of who I am. Because of this, I decided that I'd just be the person I am, if my loudness deterred people from being friends then I didn't need those kinds of friends. I made friends being exactly who I am and I'm glad. Being myself worked out perfectly fine.

Hot seat. I hadn't even heard of this game before college. I wandered into a lounge in my building and soon enough my roommate was put into the hot seat. Hot seat is when at rapid fire, the simplest to the most complex of questions, are thrown at you. You are expected to answer truthfully even when it could be uncomfortable. The thing is, everyone answers truthfully and isn't that just so strange? That individuals are willing to share their secrets with strangers. The willingness, to be honest, brings people closer together. I've honestly become friends with people purely through this seemingly frivolous game.

The third-floor lounge of my dorm is where the majority of my friends were made. One seemingly uneventful night, my roommates and I stumbled into a viewing party of football. With nothing else to do, we just waltzed in as our boisterous selves. We loudly introduced ourselves and spent hours lounging around with our new friends. Now, I eat the majority of my meals with the people I met that night and spend countless hours hanging out in the lounge. I'm glad I was willing to put myself out there because that led to amazing friendships.

All the freshmen living together on South campus is truly a blessing. I've made so many friends because we've chatted endlessly over meals together at the Spit. Its an easy place to hang out. Its never uncomfortable asking someone to go get dinner because everyone shares the need to eat.

In totality, college friendship is pure craziness. In such a short amount of time, I've made friends that I hope will last till my graduation day. It's truly amazing when you really just think about it.