In a matter of days, I'll be moving far from home to start a completely new season of my life. The changes are ones I've anticipated my whole life yet still find myself hesitant to face. I've spent the summer hanging out with my hometown friends. These people I once spent every day with have been with me through every hardship and every success. At the same time though the little things, like running into people from my high school at the store while dorm shopping or not comparing schedules with friends for the first time are constant reminders that we're all preparing to go down our own separate paths. It's an exciting time for all of us. We've all been forced to leave the familiar and reevaluate who we are but most importantly who we want to become. I've pondered these questions all summer, wondering what people will think of me when they meet me. Having lived in the same place my whole life my identity was set in stone and the preconceptions people had of me were endless. Some were more fitting than others, but overall introductions were rarely necessary. In a new period of my life where I'll have to present myself in an authentic yet interesting way, I can only hope someone will be attracted to my person and want to be a friend. The perfect introduction, in my opinion, is crucial. It'll guarantee a person's second attempt to talk to you, there are so many people to meet, again one can only hope we'll be chosen to be a part of someone's life.