5 Easy Ways To Stay In Touch With Your Friends From Home At College
Whether you are a current student, alumni, or even a soon-to-be Illini freshman, you will definitely get a bit, shall I say, homesick. I don’t mean missing the family you grew up with or the home you grew up in. I mean missing the one thing that may, or may not, have kept you sane during those four rigorous years of high school: friends. Keeping in touch may seem like a heavy burden, but there are many ways to stay in touch with your friends. Today, I will share with you a list of 5 things you can do to keep in sync with your “besties”.
1. Know your friends’ information.
Many people struggle to keep in touch with friends because they simply don’t know their schedules or how to contact them. One major step in staying in touch is knowing how and when to contact your friends. This is as simple as printing out their class schedules and having all their social media accounts at the ready. The faster you can handle this the better the contact between you and your friends may be.
2. Know YOUR information.
How could your friends possibly know how to contact you if you don’t even know when a good time is? The answer to this is simple: they won’t. The solution to this, however, is quite easy. All you need to do is know your schedule, reserve some time for your friends to contact you, and let them know what time(s) are the best. Build your friends into your own schedule (if possible). If you can do that then your friends will be friends for life.
3. Send them daily updates.
Keeping in touch is as simple as sending a quick text saying, “Hey, I’m doing well. What about you?” Sending your friends everyday updates makes them feel like they are still part of your life and you with theirs. With all the social media that has made a home in our lives, it is as simple as a smile, snap, write, and send. Four easy steps and your friends will continue to be just that: friends. (Ex. Snap chat, Facebook messenger, Instagram Direct Messaging, etc.)
4. Group chats go a long way.
Personally, group chats have done miracles for keeping my friends and me in touch. What used to take multiple messages, now takes only one. With group chats you and your friends can start conversations that can lead to a group discussion, debate, laugh, walk down memory lane, and more. Your friends could also start up conversations without you, and you can enter them later on. This may seem a bit simple, but the number of people that don’t use group chats would shock you. All I’m saying is that group chats go a long way indeed.
5. Send real mail!
This tip may seem a bit outdated, but real mail shows more love and care than a simple text would. With real mail, your friends are able to connect with you on a deeper level than they would if you were to send them a message saying, “What’s up?” Mail that would suffice is as follows: university postcards, photos of you enjoying the college life, long hand written or typed letters, old photos of you and your friend(s). Anything that lets your friends know you are sane will keep them caring for you and most importantly staying in touch with you.
Well, I guess it has come to the end of the article. I know, how sad. Luckily for you, this isn’t my last time writing for you guys! I hope you guys found the information discussed helpful, and I hope it can do you and your friends some justice. What are your favorite ways to stay in touch with your friends? Enjoy the college life while you can, and I’ll be back soon with a new topic to cover. Until then, see ya later!
