Alienation isn’t a fun feeling, as I’m sure many of us have experienced. New York City is the most densely populated city in the United States (Heacock, D. The Most (and Least) Densely Populated Cities in America ), so maybe you’d expect to find friendship fairly easily. Although many events happen around the city, some free, many not free, it can feel very isolating to be here for an extended period of time–even if you have friends. I would argue that going to a college or university is the...

You might be thinking, “Flowers are just flowers, aren’t they? What do these flowers symbolize?” or maybe I’m just projecting.