An Open Letter

I ended up going on a like two hour walk, Including a hike for like 45 min of it in the dark. At first I was beating myself up mentally by thinking about how I didn’t feel like I fit in, and thinking about a lot of bad memories. I realized however that I was doing that, I was thinking about bad memories. I thought about the good ones, and a big thing I realized was UCSB was like going to Boot Camp for me, I went from very little socialization and being completely sheltered to being in the heart of a party town. I think UCSB overall made me so much more social, and also helped me understand much more who I wanted to be, not from a lack of choice, but rather from experience. I’m really proud of the person I’ve become, and I’ve made a lot of good memories. I’ve also learned how the people I am great friends with are completely different than the people I think I would be comfortable with at first glance. Everything will be OK in life.