Social Agenda

This being my first year of college, the transition from high school is a difficult one. I come from a very small town where everyone knows… everyone. In this situation it’s not hard to find friends. Moving to Orem all alone is a big change. I’ve always been the shy type. I find it hard to just walk up to people and start talking. Because of this, I have been mistaken as stuck up many times. That’s not what I want.
I think that many other people share this problem with me. It’s not that we don’t want to get out and meet new people; it’s just hard to do it alone. If I had friends down here already then I could go with them and meet new people just fine. I just hate doing it alone.
My whole life everyone has been telling me that I need to break out of my shell and stop being so shy and start doing things for myself. Now I understand how good that would’ve been for me. I understand that I still need to or the rest of my life will be miserable like this. I’ll always be the one sitting in the corner listening and analyzing everything that goes on. I’ll think about everything, but my mouth won’t make a sound unless I’m talked to. This needs to change.
As much as I could do all of this on my own, I don’t want to. Maybe I need to. Maybe I need this experience. Maybe I don’t. I guess I’ll find out.