Hearing your name being called on. Talking in front of a very large class. Welcome to the everyday life of being an Introvert.

Odds are if you're like me you hate speaking in front of large crowds, and whether it's your professor who gives you the side eye look you automatically look away or turn your head. Trust me, I've been there and done that. However, there's a difference between being rude and being shy and not knowing what to say or do.

For me being an Introvert has it's struggles. I consider myself a pretty outgoing person however I have my own issues's starting a conversation among another peer. I used to have to talk myself up to go out of my comfort zone and start a striking conversation with an individual. Thankfully, working in retail and now back in college has gained me my confidence in being able to start a conversation with a total stranger. One thing that I noticed help me was making direct eye contact with the individual and reading their body language, for instance if the individual was more welcoming whether it'd be arms uncrossed, focused attention and direct eye contact, it helped keep the conversation open and less awkward. Now I've had individuals that crossed their arms, making little to no eye contact and did not intend on making conversation, things tended to be more awkward and embarrassing. That is completely okay. Not everything is going to go the way you plan it to go and with that you get a better understanding on how to handle the situation next time around.

I never went to high school parties that had teens wasted at 1 am. I found more enriching things to do instead, and by no means am I trashing the ones who chose to get drunk and make bad decisions at 1 am, I just find that scene not for me. Most Friday nights for me included watching Netflix and eating pizza and or hanging out with friends. Two summers ago my cousin took a couple of us out to this teen nightclub. Let me tell you, it was loathing with over-sexualized teens grinding on one another and making a scene several different times throughout the night. First hand experiencing a "party" on a magnitude like that made me even more confident in my choices of skipping parties all together. Not saying I didn't have a good time, because I thoroughly enjoyed the company of my cousins,

Whether there may be some disadvantages of being an Introvert, it's the way I live my life. It's simple and comfortable for me and if it is for you too, that's all you need in life.