College is a life changer. it forces you to meet people. to socialize and to get over whatever image you and others had of you in years prior. College literally is the chance to start over. for me - i fell in love. i fell in love with my school, my friends, my city and everything that makes you bleed garnet and black. it was the perfect transition into the other places i would go and the other people i would meet along the way. i actually think because of my love affair with Carolina, it's a part of me and people that I meet now, appreciate that. they get a little glimpse into what makes me happy and who i've matured into because of the places I've come from.
when it comes to the people i've met along the way, i would without a doubt not be who i am today without the friends i've made over the years. relationships and friendships alike are such a special thing and as i get older i tend to cherish them much more. sure, when i was a senior in college i wanted to over dramatize every friendship i made. i can't count the number of -"we'll be friends forever" conversations, or the number of late night drives i made in that town in fear that i'd lose a lot of what i fell in love with over the course of four years. the true friendships i've made are special. sure, they are separated by plenty of miles for the most part but they are only a phone call, a snapchat, a text or a piece snail mail away - and i love that. the best friend i have from home who probably knows me better than most is unlike any other friendship i have. what could be more special about that? the girls i have from Kappa, the guys that i can still laugh with whenever a reunion occurs or the girlfriends i have who literally keep me sane with our phone catch up sessions on the regular are such blessings and they are each so different in their own respect. during my time here in roanoke a friend of mine has taught me so much about positive attitude that it's actually contagious. literally - i couldn't count the number of times that i have come home from work annoyed by his happy-go-lucky outlook on life. (i'm terrible haha) now, as i pack up to leave... it's become an inspiration. through experiences in his own life he has made it a mission to live positively and through some great insight and even greater laughs along the way, i've learned to appreciate Roanoke a little bit more due to his reminder to live life with the mindset that positive thinking = positive results. as a matter of fact - the Civic Center will be hosting a positive thought a day for the next thirty weeks for the thousands of people that drive by. Today, although simple it read "be kind to animals". it may not mean much, but it is a positive thought and it will certainly evoke at least a little "happy" in those that drive by and are lucky enough to catch it on the rotation. thankfully, today...i did. so, for a realist like me, a positive attitude and a inspiring friendship is certainly a blessing to be able to take with me in the places i'll go.
people you meet through out your time spent in different places teach you different things about yourself that you otherwise probably wouldn't have figured out on your own. they force you to ask difficult questions and make changes....or not. they are perfect sounding boards for the things you may have going on in your own head and can usually provide the voice of reason that you leaned on them for in the first place. some are forever friends, and some are just for the now but that's okay too. if they have made you feel anything, they have taught you something ...and that's pretty damn great.
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