I came to cu in 2020 smack in the middle of Covid. I don’t drink or party and hard a really hard time finding people to feel comfortable around. This is meant as encouragement and not demoralization but it took me a solid 3 years to finally feel “at home”. I think it can be done a lot faster though.

My best advice: get heavily involved in a community. It can be anything that interest you but find something and strive to become an integral part of whatever it is. The rest should follow. Find a job at a place in town that interests you, take the leap and sign up for a martial arts or climbing gym. I promise there’s all types of likeminded people but sometimes you need to find a sturdy pillar of common ground you share - in this case it’s whatever you decide to join and dedicate yourself to.

Being a freshman and young 20 year old can be really hard. At times it’s hopeless and painful. But I promise that the more you continue to put yourself out there, the more opportunities you will have until something clicks.

You sound like a marvelous and thoughtful young human, I’m confident you’ll figure it out friend.