EMMA’s POV : The first week of college was a rush of classes, people, names, places, and feelings. After Ian went back to Georgia, it finally hit me, I was alone in this big, big world. Thankfully, Sophie and her brother Tristan were kind enough to keep me company everywhere I went. We attended days’ worth of seminars, picnics, icebreaker games, tours, and parties during Welcome Weekend. Every day we were meeting new people and we heard every kind of advice available. “Be careful of the freshman fifteen, it’s real,” “Make sure you eat and drink plenty of fluids, the clear kind,” “Listen to your professors, they will change your life,” “If you need help, don't be afraid to ask for it,” And then, the advice I dreaded the most, “Your social life is just as impor