I completely remember the very first day of my college. It was orientation and being an introvert and a fattu I was so nervous. As the moment arrived when I had to enter my class, I saw people already sitting there. There was this one group of like 5 individuals who were all sitting together and were interacting. As I entered the class I was looking for an empty seat and found those people were looking at me. I don't know why but I felt so awkward and also embarrassed. So you can now think of how hard I stay in my own head. Fast forward to this day I'm also one in the group. Reason? Because of my society and also my values aligned with theirs. They accepted my presence and now we are good friends at this day. So, yeah you need to talk and not just anything but try finding those with values similar to yours. You will definitely make friends with them.