1. I’m not good at goodbyes. If you think you saw tears, it was probably just because my contacts were dry or there was an onion being cut in the kitchen.

2. I rely on my friends more than I think. It’s hard to realize in the mist of a transition how difficult it actually can be. It was always nice to be able to walk down the hall if I needed anything. Special shout out to those involved in providing me endless gummy bears and ramen.

3. I’m definitely a morning person. This doesn’t necessarily mean I can jump out of bed as soon as my alarm goes off and be ready to take on the day. That would be a lie. However, starting my day too late makes me feel unproductive and leaves me wishing I had walked to get that coffee at nine, not eleven.

4. Failure is not always a bad thing. You can’t always get what you want. But it’s safe to say that when you don’t get it, you definitely work harder to get the next.

5. It’s okay to stay in. Simply enough, if you don’t want to go out because you’re tired, have other things to do, or you just don’t want to, you don’t have to. People have different priorities and it’s important to respect them even if they are different from your own.

6. I can’t be everyone’s best friend. Most people would agree, I’m a people pleaser. I just want to be friends with everyone, and I find it hard to understand why that’s so difficult. People have different personalities and interests and sometimes the closest you can get to them is an Instagram follow.

7. Laundry is an art, and I’m failing the intro class. Some things are pink that used to be white. That’s all I have to say about that.

8. Google Hangout can be the perfect cure to homesickness. If ya don’t know, now ya know. Google Hangout, aka, homesickness saver, allowed me to video chat with all of my friends from home all at once. As a bonus, I could even draw on their faces, (until they realized they could block me from doing so). I realized that even when I thought I was too busy to even sit down, it’s important to catch a break and get some time to relax.

9. Balancing everything can be tricky. Having so much freedom at college can be both a blessing and a curse. It’s important to figure out how to balance your time and its safe to say I definitely struggled with doing so in the beginning.

10. I have an unhealthy Bojangles addiction.Honestly one of the biggest problems I have is whether I have room in my stomach and my budget for an individual sized mashed potatoes or a picnic size.