making friends
i’m an upcoming second year and i’ve pretty much only made 2 friends so far at my time here. i had a pretty rough first year which made things tough for me but i’m hoping to make friends this summer, although im worried it’ll be hard since there’s not many people on campus.
any advice? i’m pretty shy and not great at talking to people 😭 but i have lots of interests and i really value deep bonds. part of why it’s hard for me to make friendships here is because it feels like people mainly just want casual hangouts rather than long lasting meaningful friendships.
i’m open to ideas outside of uci too! i love animals and have always wanted to volunteer at an animal shelter, however, i don’t have a car which makes things tough, pls share recommendations!