After being out of town this weekend with some friends from school, it reminded me of what it was like to be a freshman. You're kind of awkward, don't really know anyone but try to be friendly so that people will like you. Well, that's what I was like at least, don't judge. Of course, now everyone knows each other and everyone else's business, gossip is flying, and we don't try as hard to make new friends because we already have our set group. Well, times are a changin' as you prepare to enter the real world.
Your college friends won't be by your side anymore. Though some may move to the same cities, we must come to the realization that post-graduation is a new chapter in our lives. This means new friends, which isn't necessarily a bad thing! If you're school is anything like mine, it's a bubble filled with relatively narrow-minded individuals who are all seemingly similar. I know that the real world is filled with potential friends who are more diverse and certainly more interesting than the people I encounter everyday in Richmond, Virginia. Don't get me wrong, I love my school and my college experience, but I'm embracing the changes in my near future.
I know that I am not going to immediately have a large group of friends, but am really looking forward to meeting friends of friends, people from work, and expanding my social network in general. I'll have a new found fortune, wait, scratch that, a slight increase in disposable income, with which to do cool things with my new friends. If I'm lucky, maybe people will even be more mature in the real world and go out on dates or socialize without being extremely intoxicated. I know these are high expectations but you never know, it could happen.
As I prepare to enter the real world, I have set some subconscious goals for myself:
- Don't be judgemental.
- Keep an open mind (kind of goes along with not being judgemental)
- Be friendly but not fake
- Speak intelligently
- Be genuine
0 comments:
Post a Comment