Alone in the Midst of All These People

Today I got another surprise visit from someone I hadn't seen in over a year: my aunt! She lives nearby so it's convenient (well, more convenient than where I was in my last unit.)

She gave me so much encouragement as we spent two hours talking about her life and my situation, and how we are both pushing through tough times with God's help. She continued to remind me of the opportunity and responsibility to share Christ's love with the people around me.


I find it hard to have quality relationships here. At all my previous places I've been able to have real conversations with people about life and faith, but here, because of the close quarters, you can't bring up anything without someone chiming in or making it public business. I'm trying to share who I am but I find myself just keeping to myself, reading most of the time. Part of it is trying to avoid getting caught up in the mostly stupid events in the dorm.