To my First Best Friend in College,
There really is no other way to start this letter off other than by saying Thank you. You have made coming into college a much easier transition then I could have ever imagined. Without you, I am not sure how I would have made it through the whirlwind that welcome week brings and the already overwhelming amounts of homework. We have managed to get through the mediocre dining hall food together, and already filled our dorm rooms for girls night movie nights, and if you ask me that means we are already winning. However, there are some more serious things that have occurred and I would like to offer some thanks about that.
Stress. Probably the hardest thing about this transition already for the both of us. Just two weeks in we already have experienced many long nights, filled with plenty of stress, confusion, and even an emotional breakdown here or there. Back home you had those people you could turn to every time you thought you were going to loose it. Or the people who could just tell you were having a bad day and knew exactly how to change it. The difference now is we were sitting in building with 470 new faces, and no one to turn to when we were losing it or having a bad day. So thank you for being my new person. The one who already understands me even though its only been two weeks. The person who has already cried with me because classes are stressing us out. And the person who has pushed me through the stressful times. These first few of weeks would have been hell without you. I can only hope that we will consistently be there for each other throughout this year, and our next for years here.
A past. We all have one that we are leaving behind. Pasts are a scary thing. They consist of differences and experiences that many of us cannot understand. Sharing my past with new people was by far one of my biggest fears walking into college. I was scared to show the scars in which my past has left behind on me. You see my past has become such a huge part in who I am today. Thank you for being there to listen to me, and talk it all through with me, even when you barely knew me. Thank you for supporting me, and allowing me to learn that I can come to you with anything. I hope you know you can always do the same to me.You see without our pasts none of this wouldn't have ever been possible, and this friendship may have never existed. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to open up, in order to move on.
Home Sickness. The absolute worst part of college. And we have only been here for a couple weeks. It comes in waves but when it hits, it hits hard. Going through homesickness without anyone there to help cheer you up and remind you that this is all going to be okay in the end is tough. Homesickness comes and makes us question the hard reality that comes with leaving your family, friends, and everything else you have ever known behind. This is when you really need someone to push you, and to laugh with you. Thank you for being that person. Not only have you made the transition from moving away easier but you helped me to realize why change is so good. You have already shown me that even though leaving everything we have ever known behind is hard, this is all going to be so worth it.
These next four years have a lot in store for us. I can't wait to see what happens and how we both grow as people. Until then, I can't thank you enough for being there for me for some of the toughest, and most exciting weeks of my life. Let's kill it this year, bff.
Sincerely,
Your First College Best Friend
