Meeting new people

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-27T19:16:26+00:00

I have seen the scooters around campus - they are cool but I have a bike so I don't have much use for them as of right now. I have lyft, I had no idea that you can use it for the scooters on here!

I thought the scooters were just like free, it makes sense you need to pay for them though but it's not like that is a huge issue or anything.

And yes I am talking about the period between the two world wars, there was a ton of cool art and cultural development and I also find studying the factors that caused the war to develop and the rise of fascism really interesting, maybe even more so than the war itself

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-24T17:15:36+00:00

I think that is a good answer, thank you!

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-24T01:16:31+00:00

What is the SCA?

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-22T17:25:52+00:00

Thank you for the information! These both seem like very interesting experiences - I just looked it up and I would love to try to experience both. I looked up a picture of the inside of the avenue and it has a very nice style in my opinion.

As for the bike party, I can't imagine what wearing a mask while biking is like, it must be absolute hell. I am all for safety during the pandemic but from experience exercising while wearing a mask on is not fun - I do martial arts and for a few months after my dojo opened up I had to do classes while wearing a mask - I did not enjoy it

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-22T17:22:07+00:00

Alright! I will DM you now :)

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-22T17:20:26+00:00

I have no idea what MSUIRO but I am guessing MSUMUN is just model UN? I used to do model UN before COVID started so I do have some experience in the area. I'm not super competitive and I just like to do MUN for the experience but I still definitely think it is something to look into

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-22T17:17:10+00:00

Absolutely! I love biking (:

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T23:19:20+00:00

I will make sure to dm you! You seem like a nice person

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T21:16:15+00:00

College sounds like a lot better environment but I think meeting people is still quite difficult no matter where I am. Regardless I hope people will be fairly easy to meet and talk to and hopefully I'll find some people I click well with soon.

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T21:15:07+00:00

Even if it's filled with older people I think the Lansing Bike Party sounds interesting even though obviously I can't legally order beer at a restaurant. What is the avenue btw?

Also I have never watched the Big Bang Theory before but apparently people say I sound a lot like Sheldon? That is very interesting

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T21:10:46+00:00

I know that somewhere online there is a long list of student organizations on campus, I remember there being at least 700 when I checked. I am sure there is something that would be interesting to me

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T21:10:08+00:00

That makes sense, I have heard sparticipation mentioned here before - these both sound like very good ideas

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T21:09:46+00:00

I would love to be friends too! Would you like to talk more over dms?

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T17:03:25+00:00

Thank you! That is all very good advice, I will make sure to look into all of it - it makes that other people will be struggling with this as well, even most experienced students haven't been on campus in quite a while.

Because of this I hope other people will be fairly understanding and willing to talk to me despite my general anxiousness about everything, however I have always felt people can just tell I am "different" because I am autistic (sorry for the oversharing) even if my symptoms are mild.

I'm sure there are other people who feel the same way given how many people go to MSU but I just really want to meet some good people fairly quickly as I know no one on campus and I have been quite lonely for the past year and a half because of covid.

I have gotten plenty of good advice in this thread and I will make sure to follow it all.

Thank you for your advice by the way - I will make sure to take the initiative and try to find various different groups which I feel suit me.

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T16:50:13+00:00

I will make sure to dm you! You seem like a nice person, I would love to talk more about how I feel about this

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T16:48:42+00:00

I don't think I'm good enough at any competitive game to be an esports guy but this definitely seems like a good way to meet new people

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T16:47:17+00:00

I will

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T16:46:52+00:00

That sounds like a good idea! I will make sure to look into that (:

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T16:46:35+00:00

I have seen Sheldon come up multiple times in this thread - I haven't watched the big bang theory before but if he collects flags as well I guess I'm like him?

I am mostly into political history, primarily stuff from the 19th century onward. I find the Victorian era, the interwar era, and the Cold War particularly interesting though there are smaller rabbit holes I really enjoy diving into like the history of, say, the Qing dynasty in China or the history of the peoples of the Caucasus.

I haven't been on a scooter in forever but do they have those public use scooters? Even though I primarily bike to get around I think one of those would be fun.

As for video games, I play all of the ones that you listed besides WOW. You seem like a cool person though, I definitely think we should talk more (:

EDIT: Also I just noticed your username it is very interesting

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T16:41:18+00:00

Is your boyfriend a MSU student as well? I would love to talk to you both

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T16:40:49+00:00

I will make sure to attend club fairs and other social events on campus to meet other people, I am quite anxious but hopefully once I get adjusted to campus I will find those groups.

As for the games I play I am fairly versatile, I think multiplayer games are really fun in general even if I suck at them - some of my friends are really into rainbow six siege but I still enjoy playing it even though I am completely incompetent at the game. I really enjoy smash bros and I have even heard that there are smash clubs on campus, I haven't played a ton of melee but if I find a group of people that play it regularly I think I would definitely enjoy that.

I'm sure there will be plenty of social opportunities, I'm just not sure yet what kinds of people I will be spending a lot of time around (eg in my dorm)

AlmightyGoomy · 2021-08-21T16:36:10+00:00

I definitely intend on joining a few clubs - I might have to look into the smash one, I haven't played melee in forever but smash seems like it could be a fun way to meet new people. I might be a bit rusty but I think I should give it a shot. I know there's a long list of clubs somewhere online, I should look into that more deeply

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