Though it might not seem that significant to everyone, these first few months of my college experience have been absolutely life-altering. I have completely changed as a person. Because I’m the sentimental person I am, I thought I should say a little something to the people who have helped me through my journey so far.

To those who have transferred already:

I miss you!

I have so much to say to you, but I hope this suffices:

I want you to know what an impact you've had on my life. You've meant the world to me, even though we only had such little time together. I've shared my good days with you, and my heartbreaks, too, and I'm so grateful that I got to know you. My life would not have been the same without you, and you've done so much for me, even if it didn't seem like it at the time.

See, I believe that everyone comes into your life for a reason, if only to say "hi" to you when you're having a bad day, if only to give you the tiniest spark of hope to keep going until tomorrow.

I don’t believe in goodbyes, so I’ll just say, “See you later.”

To my RAs and mentors:

You have no idea how much I’ll miss you once you’ve moved on! From late night chats to last minute study sessions, you help me every single day, and I want to tell you how special you are to me. Sometimes I don’t think I say it as much as I should.

Thank you for all of the hugs, all of the sincere thoughts and reassurances, and thank you for dealing with both my tears and my laughs and still never getting tired of me. I honestly don’t know where I’d be without you, and you’ve helped me so, so much thus far. I can’t wait to spend the rest of the year with all of you. Thank you for taking me under your wings!

To my beautiful campus:

I love your little nooks and crannies, your little places I can run away to and forget everything for a few minutes. I simply adore all of the spots that I that have claimed as my own to eat in, read in, write in, and most importantly, to call home. Thank you, my gorgeous campus, for being a safe haven and a home away from home.

To my friends here at college:

I’m so, so proud of you! Look at how far you’ve come and how well you’re doing! Words cannot express how much I love you and how much I look forward to hearing every little detail about your day! I wouldn’t trade our friendship for anything, and I will continue to love you and take the good with the bad. Never forget that I’m right here and that I’ll always be right here. We’ve already made so many memories, and I can’t wait to start making more!

Finally, to myself:

Keep doing whatever you need to make yourself happy. You're doing incredible thus far, and you can only go up from here. You go, girl. You do you.