This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Fairfield chapter.
1. You think to yourself, “Is that who I think it is?” *Frantically thinks of non-awkward conversation starters*
2. You double check that you’re looking like A+ material today to live up to your impressively artsy Instagram feed
3. You put on your best smile, hoping they remember who you are
4. But then you realize you probably seem creepy and stalkerish…
5. Someone is usually way more excited than the other person, but you go with it
6. There’s always a bit of some awkward small talk, “How have you been?! I haven’t seen you in forever!” is so typical
7. After you’ve finally overcome the awkwardness of this random convo, you’re happy you were able to run into an old friend