Well, um... Hi!

Meeting someone for the first time is always awkward, especially if that person has the social skills of a peanut, like me. But I figured I would write this to try to break the ice. Maybe if you read this before we shake hands or share the elevator, you won't get the impression that I'm going to be the "weird girl" in your residence hall.

So, let me start by reassuring you I'm not a freak. (Well, at least I wouldn't consider myself to be one.) There are some strange people in the world these days, but for the most part, I think I'm a pretty normal human.

Before you stalk my Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to get a better understanding of who I am or to see what I look like, (and before you follow @morganmhume on whatever social media site you use) please note that I am not always as put together in real life as I am via the Internet, in both the way I look and the way I act.

I don't wear makeup every day. I'm not always neat and spruce. I tend to believe that a little organized chaos helps keeps life entertaining. (At least I tell myself that so I don't feel bad about how messy my life itself can get once in a while.)

Also, although I'm ironically majoring in communication and adore meeting new people, I'm definitely not the best at making conversation. Sometimes I mumble, stutter, and stumble through my words. I often have no idea how to respond to whatever you just said.

I'm trying hard to avoid being the introverted girl I was in high school. I love sticking to my close-knit group of friends, but now is the time to start branching out to more people. It's time to get out of my comfort zone. It's time to try as many new, adventurous things as possible.

To put it simply: I'm not too weird and I hope you'll talk to me. Maybe we'll even become friends, who knows? College is all about meeting new people and that's scary, but my mom keeps telling me that everyone else just as scared as I am. (Guys, is she right??)

So anyways, after saying all that, it's really nice to meet you.