A little over a month ago I had moved down to North Carolina from New Jersey. Always being the awkward and shy girl, when I heard that it was time to work in a group project in my First Year Seminar class I was a bit worried as to how it was going to go. I wasn't sure if my group was going to like me, or if they would look at me like I was crazy. Upon sitting down with my group though, I realized that my view of the whole process was super skewed. Everyone in my group was super nice and welcoming. They were open to getting to know me, and I was open to getting to know them, which gave us all the opportunity to learn new and interesting facts about each other. One common thing that almost all of us shared was the fact that we all have dogs, which is actually how we came up with our team name. My dog's name is Savannah, and it just so happened that Austin's girlfriends name is Savannah and she had actually traveled to Savannah. Sam was so fascinated and excited by the fact that we had three different forms of Savannah that he wanted that to be our team name and it just kind of stuck; so now we are Team Savannah.
On team Savannah there are five members; Sam, Austin, Matt, Patrick, and myself. Most of us reside up north, both Sam and I being from New Jersey, Patrick from Maryland, and Matt from Long Island. Our last team member Austin is the member who lives the farthest away; traveling all the way from High Point North Carolina. Don't worry Austin we know it's a long trip. Sam, Patrick, and myself all play some form of an instrument, guitar being the most common. I personally don't know how to play the guitar even though I do own one. My main instrument is the flute, but I also play the piccolo. Austiin and Matt are the sports people of the group playing one or more of the following; football, lacrosse, wrestling, or track. All of us are involved in campus in one form or another. Whether it be the Teddy Roosevelt Club of Excellence (hiking), Society of Physics, Entrepreneurship Club, Greek Life, the Rowing Team, or just focusing on academics. We also represent a wide range of majors; Mathematics, Business, Biology on the Pre-Med tract, Finance, or Criminal Justice on the Pre-Law tract.
All together the process of getting to meet new people was nerve racking at first, but ended up not being that bad. Everyone here is super nice and welcoming. It's a lot different then back home. The process of meeting new people has taught me to keep my eyes open because you never know who is among you. You may find that the person sitting across the room is actually just like you, and may end up becoming your best friend.
