Generic Introductions

The first week of school can be full of adventure, excitement with new classes and of course, awkward encounters and introductions.  I absolutely hate the small talk that goes along with introducing myself to people. Making new friends? Awesome! It's always great to make new friends, but getting past the awkward introductions is the not so fun part. The generic college introduction conversation goes something like this;
“Hi, I’m so and so. What’s your name?” 
“So so! Nice to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you too, where are you from So so?” 
“(Insert name of city here) Where are you from?”
“That’s cool! I’m from (insert name of city here).” 
“Oh nice! What are you studying?”
“I’m studying…this and this (or in my case, I don’t know).” 
“That’s really cool! I’m studying this and that.” 
“Awesome.”
*Awkward Pause* 
“So, where are you living?”
“This place. You?”
“That place. Do you like this place?”
“Yeah, do you like that place?”
“Yeah.”

*At this point, if you haven’t found common ground at all, the conversation slowly dies. However on the bright side, if you find other random things to talk about, you may have just made a new friend, which makes the generic introductions worth it. :) *