I am hesitant about how this article will be received. Don't get me wrong, I love all of my friends. I love my friends from high school; they were my brothers and sisters then, and most of them, if not all of them, are still my brothers and sisters now. However, as time goes by, friendships are tested by the distance and time between them.

Even though there are some friendships that can withstand any amount of time or distance, there are some that do not. As time goes by, friendships that can not stand the distance fade, and those friendships are replaced by new friendships formed in college. Some of these friendships turn into extremely close friendships and then into brothers and sisters. However, when these friendships come, you are afraid that the new friendship will end as the old one did.

I was hesitant to make friends during my first semester; I was thinking about transferring and didn't want to make friends in fear of having to end those friendships if I did end up transferring. However, soon after the second semester, I began to realize that my chosen college was the right place for me. I focused on making friendships so I could have people to do things with. I also took on a student leader role as a senator for the freshman class in the student government. My friends in college enable me to have people that I am able to go and talk to if I need to get something off my chest and they are there if I want to have fun or if I want to watch a movie with some people besides myself.

In high school, I had friends as well as brothers and sisters, and I still have them today. However, in college, I do not have friends. I have found out to not keep people around you that will not lift you up and push you. I have brothers and sisters in college that push me to my limits, let me vent to them, and lastly but not least are there for me when I need to talk to them and visa versa. I am fortunate to have people in my life who care about me.