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Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others thinking and writing about public education.</div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">In 10th grade, my lunch periods usually looked like this: After finishing class, I would head to the library and computer lab, where I’d sit and make Pinterest boards — about Halloween costumes, say, or what I imagined my future house would look like. I did this while listening to music or true crime podcasts on my earbuds. When I looked up from my phone, I’d see students sitting together, doing homework or just hanging out. I was sitting alone. As for eating lunch, I’d always wait until I got home from school.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">It was a lonely experience.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">In September of my sophomore year, I <a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/12/18/transferring-nyc-high-school-takes-time-persistence/" target="_blank">transferred schools</a> and was excited for a fresh start. At my old high school, my lunch periods looked about the same, except phones weren’t allowed, so I’d use a school laptop to search for things my future self would buy for trips. I imagined riding the <a href="https://glacierexpress.ch/en">Glacier Express</a> in Switzerland or <a href="https://www.rei.com/blog/travel/sandboarding-the-strangest-sport-you-definitely-need-to-try">sandboarding</a> in the Moroccan desert. If I didn’t like my present situation, at least I could prepare to love a future of endless possibilities.</p><figure class="c-media-item article-body-image-container article-body-image-container--mobile-right-float"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="A high school student with long dark braids and wearing a gold name plate necklace poses for a portrait in front of a white wall." class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GIYHAV3PQZC4DEXYN5GH2XHSBI.jpg?auth=158b2f000557fb39fcc11b98e1b0dcab9bb91401dc962b45c4f06fc2f097ab3e&quality=85&width=400&height=396" srcSet="https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GIYHAV3PQZC4DEXYN5GH2XHSBI.jpg?auth=158b2f000557fb39fcc11b98e1b0dcab9bb91401dc962b45c4f06fc2f097ab3e&quality=85&width=137&height=135 137w, https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GIYHAV3PQZC4DEXYN5GH2XHSBI.jpg?auth=158b2f000557fb39fcc11b98e1b0dcab9bb91401dc962b45c4f06fc2f097ab3e&quality=85&width=200&height=198 200w, https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GIYHAV3PQZC4DEXYN5GH2XHSBI.jpg?auth=158b2f000557fb39fcc11b98e1b0dcab9bb91401dc962b45c4f06fc2f097ab3e&quality=85&width=384&height=380 384w, https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GIYHAV3PQZC4DEXYN5GH2XHSBI.jpg?auth=158b2f000557fb39fcc11b98e1b0dcab9bb91401dc962b45c4f06fc2f097ab3e&quality=85&width=512&height=506 512w, https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GIYHAV3PQZC4DEXYN5GH2XHSBI.jpg?auth=158b2f000557fb39fcc11b98e1b0dcab9bb91401dc962b45c4f06fc2f097ab3e&quality=85&width=720&height=712 720w" width="400" height="396"/><figcaption class="c-media-item__fig-caption"><span class="c-media-item__caption">Awa Sangare </span><span class="c-media-item__credit">(Image courtesy of Awa Sangare) </span></figcaption></figure><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">I thought my school social life would improve when I transferred. But when it didn’t, I realized that the one thing that had stayed the same throughout was me.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">My loneliness was particularly unnerving because I wasn’t used to it. I had attended elementary and middle school with many of the same friends and classmates year after year. As a younger child with a simpler worldview, it was easier to make friends. When new students would enroll at my elementary and middle school, I would fearlessly walk up to them and invite them to play. But in the post-COVID world of high school, fostering these connections seemed impossible.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">Why was it so hard for me just to walk up to someone and start talking?</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">I’m not the only one struggling with these sentiments. In 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a report on <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf">America’s epidemic of loneliness,</a> which he said presents “profound threats to our health and well-being.” The epidemic preceded the pandemic, but COVID worsened the problem. A more recent study revealed that 41% of adolescents showed <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2816031#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20among%20US%20adolescents,rates%20of%20stress%20and%20anxiety.&text=In%20addition%2C%20rates%20of%20suicidal,to%2037%25%20during%20the%20pandemic.">“higher rates of stress and anxiety”</a> during this time of widespread isolation.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">And it’s important to remember that even during ordinary times, the <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3182155/#abstract1">transition to high school</a> can be nerve-wracking. The effects of quarantine made the change even harder.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">I recall desperately wanting another student to initiate a conversation with me, but no one did. I had some friends, but, especially being a transfer student, the friendships weren’t as deep as I craved.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">It was May of my sophomore year when I finally realized that my loneliness was the result of insecurity and a fear of rejection. I wanted to see Luca Guadagnino’s movie “Challengers,” but I had no one to go with. The theater was also a 20-minute subway ride away, which isn’t very long, but I rarely went on the subway alone back then. I still really wanted to see it, so I pushed myself to go alone. At the end of the movie and upon returning home, I thought about how my happiness doesn’t have to be dependent on others. After all, I had just gone out and had a great time on my own.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">I thought about my behavior over the past year and a half. Too often, I stayed home and never asked anyone new to hang out. I live in New York City — there are a million things to do here — yet I wasn’t taking advantage of it. So I decided that I would start doing something I had heard a bit about online: solo dating. This self-care exercise involves taking yourself out to nice places with the goal of boosting confidence and encouraging self-discovery.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">Once I stopped focusing so much on not having close friends and more on enjoying my own company, I naturally began making meaningful relationships with other people. I became great friends with classmates I was already well acquainted with, as well as some I wasn’t.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">With this new confidence, I began reaching out to ask new people if I could sit with them during lunch or if they wanted to go somewhere together. I was no longer afraid of rejection. As it turns out, people were much friendlier than I assumed, and I started socializing more during my free time. I was even invited to join a new club.</p><div class="newsletter-composer"><div class="content"><div class="col-desc"><h3>We're on a need-to-know basis.</h3><p>Every weekday morning, Chalkbeat New York is bringing thousands of subscribers the news on public schools and education policy that they need to start their day. 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I’ve continued my solo dating practice — taking myself to the movies, new cafés, or to another neighborhood to go shopping — in addition to doing these things with friends. I still sometimes spend my lunch hour alone, but I’ve stopped fixating on the absence of people.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph">One of my favorite quotes is “Don’t waste your time chasing butterflies. Mend your garden, and the butterflies will come” by the Brazilian writer Mário Quintana. It encapsulates what I’ve learned throughout this experience. When you focus on improving your life and tapping into what brings you joy, your positive energy invites people in. And even when it doesn’t, when you’re your own best friend, you will rarely be lonely.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 fAQmnu body-paragraph"><i>Awa Sangare is a member of </i><a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/10/01/meet-chalkbeat-2024-2025-student-voices-fellows-nyc-detroit/" target="_blank"><i>Chalkbeat’s 2024-25 Student Voices Fellowship class.</i></a><i> She is a high school junior who enjoys nuanced discussions, literature, and history. Awa started a Muslim Student Association at her school in an effort to explore her own religious identity and provide a safe space for Muslims to express their thoughts. 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