Primum non nocere

A few days ago I spoke with my counselor again, and the subject of meeting new people came up. It's been a recurring topic in our sessions, albeit one that doesn't bear much fruit. For all of Trine's perks and accolades, it has very few clubs that interest me enough to make me join them. Thus, meeting people has been difficult for me for a while now, even discounting my Asperger's and natural introversion.

I told him - and I really do believe this - that I'm focusing more on preserving my existing relationships than I am on creating new ones. As I may have mentioned before, next semester I'm transferring to another college: IUPUI in Indianapolis. It's larger, more urban, and closer to home, and a lot of people I already know go there. Keeping those present relationships alive ensures that I have a starting place for when I arrive there and perhaps come across those people I know.

That said, I do value the friendships I've made over this past year. My fellows students in the Creative Writing class have been a joy to get to know, both in person and through their writings, and I've become pretty close to a guy in my Bible study group - Jacob Haller, a senior in ME.

But this year is almost over (where does the time go?) and to be honest I'm pretty okay with where I am now in terms of relationships. Besides, Jacob's graduating at the end of this year and while I hope to keep in touch, his job in Ohio will make getting together a challenge. I'm okay, for now, with being more dormant than usual in meeting new people. I'm sure I'll have plenty of opportunity down at IUPUI for that.

Hopefully I can make some of those "lifelong friends" that everybody talks about in those college informational videos.