You see, a lot of my friends from back home didn't live in a dorm at all freshman year, and they were lonely... Maybe even miserable... They didn't have any friends, or if they did, they didn't have many. And while having friends shouldn't matter by quantity, but by quality, you learn pretty quickly that quantity in college can really matter.
When you have those moments where you think to yourself "I don't want to be around these same 5 people anymore," the easiest thing to do is go hang out with your other friends... unless you don't have other friends.
This is why I think that #dormlyfe is so important. (I also feel like you should all know that my hashtag is completely sarcastic) In my freshman year of college, I made a ton of friends... but often times I didn't feel like I was good enough friends with them to actually go out on a weekend or hang out with them during the week... You have to build up to that. And usually, one year of school (or even life) isn't really enough to do that. I mean, very few relationships even make it to a whole year... so why should dorm life last any less than that... (If that makes any sense...) I really think it takes more than a year to really find yourself on a college campus, let alone your friends. (especially a campus without a greek life)
I hope that in my second year of #dormlyfe, I continue to make new friends, but also improve the friendships I've already started. Because I really think that's what real dorm life is all about; getting to know people.
Also, heres a quick pic of my dorm, Cushing hall on Gonzaga University's campus!
(PS, I kind of love decorating...)
-Katelynn René <3
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