And be honest with yourself. You like getting mail a lot more than you're willing to probably admit. Because it's so old fashioned, man! Wouldn't it just be easier to email someone, or Facebook them, or Twitter them, or Skype them? But mail means someone actually took time out of their (probably) very busy life to just think about you. It takes so much longer to write out a letter.
Hence, my first advice is to actually write letters to people. They will love you even more than they already do. You do have free time college, even if you like to pretend that you don't. Just sit down and address something like this:
Dear Bestest Friend,
I hope you have the greatest day in the world because you're my bestest friend and when you're happy, I'm happy. My day is going great. Let me tell you about the 16,000,000,000 squirrels that live in the trees around our campus. And let me tell you about my horrible/wonderful classes. How is your life at college going? Is it exciting? I hope so!
Love, Your Bestest Friend
It's really not that hard. AND! If you mail things to people, they'll feel more inclined to mail stuff back to you! It's a little bit of a self-serving action.
The hard part comes, however, when you actually need to send your mail. First, I recommend knowing exactly where the post office in your school is located. Otherwise, you might mistakenly think that it's in a different building than it actually is, and you'll awkwardly wander around the three floors trying to find a post office that isn't there, and you'll look like a clueless freshman, which is one of the main things I'm trying to alleviate here. Clueless freshmen should not look like clueless freshmen ever.
Once you've found the post office, make sure you put the letter in the correct box. There are actually different slots for mail. For example, don't put your letter to your grandma in the box marked, "On Campus Mail Only." Because then it's doubtful that you letter will ever make it to Grandma. Plus, the letter people will then be able to laugh at you because you thought your grandma lived on campus.
Retrieving your mail is another hassle that must be overcome. You need to know how to unlock your mailbox, be it with a key or a combination. Keys might be easier, but then you of course have to be sure that you haven't left your key in your room, because then you have to run all the way back, and of course, you look pretty silly standing in the post office searching through your bag. If you have a combination, it's very important that you know exactly what said combination is. If you don't, you'll be standing at the mailbox for a very long, awkward and inconvenient time. I'm all about promoting anti-awkwardness here. If you do indeed forget what your combination is, you'll probably have to go talk to the scary mail secretary. And he/she will probably judge you in his/her head. But at the very least, you'll eventually get your mail. Let's hope it's not something lame, like a shoelace from your brother. All that work for basically nothing.
If you get a package, you'll also probably have to talk to the secretary. This is less terrifying, because everyone who gets a package has to speak with them. But still. Human contact is always dangerous, and you should take precautions, such as wearing your lucky socks on the day you are going to find your box of food. Socks truly can make all the difference.
Don't forget the most important thing is to send your own letters! Otherwise, no one will feel inclined to send anything back to you, and you'll be lonely. Lonely isn't any fun. Don't be lonely. Send mail. Have friends.
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