About to start college? Ian Has Something To Tell You

Ian's worked at Alleyway since since 2018. He's about to be a college sophomore. We're very proud of him.

Everyone's basically in the same boat – nervous and excited with no cliquey groups or friends from high school to cling to. It's a blank slate for everyone. It's crazy how fast you can go from total strangers to feeling like you've known someone forever. You're thrown into these dorms and classes, and suddenly you're talking with anyone who'll listen. It's like a friend hunt, and everyone's a willing participant. Everyone wants connections. There's an unspoken agreement that we're all in this together, trying to build our own little college families. These initial weeks are the foundation, where you can feel the buzz of potential friendships all around campus. It's wild how quickly things can click when nobody's got their own crew yet. So, yeah, we're all nervous, but we're all just going for it. A transformative journey is ahead and it's pretty damn awesome.