I've always had this problem. I think I'm a really friendly person and I love meeting new people and making friends, but honestly, a lot of the time I prefer to be by myself; and there should be nothing wrong with that. Yet people seem to think there is (my mother) and I suppose sometimes my awkwardness may come across as condescension. Not fun.
However, here I am my second full day on campus and I've hardly left my room. Maybe I have the wrong mindset but I don't think I'm going to meet people while I'm stomping around in the heat trying to find my classes or when I finally make it on to the bus. So why bother? I'll save those interactions for classes and clubs. Besides, it's kind of hard to feel like I'm missing out when I've gotten so much done on my own. I picked up guitar about a month and a half ago and I must say the going was slow. Now, with all the time I have on my hands, I've learned three songs in two days and I plan to spend the next few tweaking and perfecting.
So excuse me; you can go out and sweat while trying to find the Physics building, but I think I'll sit in my air conditioned room and work on becoming a musical genius.
