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desperado, why don't you come to your senses?

Aug 20, 2006 22:27

i feel like i'm on the verge of a breakdown. i came to south carolina to be somewhere new, meet new people. it's really hard to remember that when you know no one and it seems like everyone else already has their own group of friends. i told myself i wouldn't cry, but i can feel it coming ( Read more... )

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myheadhurts2012 August 21 2006, 05:13:24 UTC

Carrie, to an great extent, I know how you feel. People suck. then again, i have no people skills whatsoever. blegh. I felt kinda lame when, as i sat in the wildhorse saloon listening to the locash cowyboys (if any of those terms pique your interest, ask me about tonight...amazing.), and all i could think was "you know, this is cool, but it'd be 2 parties and a half if y friends were here." thats probably not a good sign. but anyway, give it some time, think of your first few days at tip. it will all turn out wonderfully.

Emily...which is me! anonymous August 22 2006, 18:39:23 UTC

i know how you feel too! I am at knoxville and i basically just ahng out with the people i know and it is really hard to make new friends. And you know you can always call me and we can talk about how hard it is to make friends...i hope you start having fun! I miss you so much but it is good to try and meet new people and be thrown into a situation you aren't comfortable in....which is college....eeek! Love you and call me!

salvation122 August 24 2006, 01:51:26 UTC

Things may well be different in girls' dorms; I don't know, never having lived in one. That said, a few suggestions:

1): Leave your door open unless you're asleep or studying. If something happens in the hall, you can hear and join in somewhat easier, and people occaisionally just stumble in to say hi.

2): Assuming other people leave their door open too, knock, walk in, hang out, talk. Do not sit in your room all the time - you'll never meet anyone.

3): Does your dorm have a lounge, or a common room? Hang out down there.

4): If you can find someone else who is similarly unhappy with their roommate, ask your RA if you can switch. This happens all the time in the early weeks of the semester.

5): Facebook is an incredible tool. Use it. Make sure you have your hall noted under your profile, click it, send random people on the hall messages. It's the Internet, so it's easier, and people expect to get random messages on facebook. I have people friended who I honestly don't think I've ever met. (That said, do not throw anything stupid ( ... )