1. It's better to be alone than to be surrounded by people that make you feel alone.

2. There is no problem that a Friends marathon can't solve.

3. If you want to find your people, find your passion first. The people that share this passion will be some of the greatest people you'll ever meet.

4. Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy Sheetz appetizer samplers and Netflix which is basically the same thing.

5. There is nothing more important than family.

6. You won't remember the nights that you got plenty of sleep, but you will remember the nights that you sacrificed sleep to share laughter and tears with new friends.

7. Sharing laughter and tears with new friends at 2 a.m. is how lifelong friends are created.

8. If something doesn't feel right, it probably isn't right. Trust your instincts.

9. Stand up for yourself. It is never easy, but it is always worth it.

10. Never underestimate the power of a 20-minute catnap.

11. The person that broke you will never be the person that puts you back together again.

12. Good friends and Ben & Jerry's will be what puts you back together again.

13. Always have an emergency fund. You never know when your favorite band will come into town, and that is a memory you don't want to miss out on.

14. There is more to a social life than getting drunk every weekend. If you don't realize that, you are truly missing out.

15. Be flexible. You can't control what life throws at you, but you can control your reaction to it.

16. Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful.