I have written several posts about friends in the past, but I feel like I am always getting on newer levels with my friends. I become closer to them the more we hang out together. I learn new things about them, and they learn new things about me. I am not the type of person who will tell someone my life story because that is not who I am as a person. I want to be sure I can trust this person with my story, and I think that is what a lot of people want.

Being in college for a year and a half has taught me a lot about people. I am friends with people I never thought I would be. A girl who lived on my floor last year who I rarely talked to is now one of my best friends. A guy I sat next to in one of my classes last year but never had the courage to talk to is now watching my favorite show with me.

I have learned so many different lessons from my friends here. I hope they have learned a lot from me over the few months that we have been friends. I know what it means to be a good friend because of the people in my life. I still have friends from high school I still talk to, and I think I have become a better friend because I have experienced a lot more than what I am used to.

Making friends in college makes you step outside of your comfort zone because there are people from all walks of life here who all have different stories. I love going on 3am adventures with my friends because it is what makes us bond.

Sometimes, I really do not want to go out and explore the world because I get tired. We all do, but as a friend of mine once said, "You are going to look back at this, and say to yourself, 'Why didn't I do that when I had the chance?'" He says that whenever I would rather stay in and watch a movie instead of going on a 1am Taco Bell run.

Friends are amazing people if they challenge you in the right way and support you. They are there for you and love you unconditionally. They make you a better person by simply being around them. They are your chosen family. You feel like you can be yourself around them, and they can be themselves around you.