"Social Scene"

Where do I stand with peers? I am sitting outside the residence halls despite being a commuter, facing the perfectly mowed grass.  The new born trees have been planted and within 20 years I’m sure they will rise above the building that now tower over them.  As fellow students of the university pass by me, I wonder what separates me from them? Am I different?  A young man walks towards his next class (I presume) and a girl screams from her dorm window down to him.  The social interaction is simple although a little over the top just to say hello for all to hear.  Somehow they know each other, from sharing a class or perhaps a chance encounter at a social gathering like a party.  I suppose they are just like me, at least one commonality is we are all students.  I am sitting with my girlfriend; both of us are encompassed on accomplishing the ever-continuous workload.  We are all human and yet I feel separated from all the people bustling to class as the leaves begin to change.  I am not apprehensive of meeting new people and making new friends, but I feel I am on a different level.  I am not claiming anyone is better, myself included.  Is my feelings of disassociation to American university students coming from my two years spent abroad living in Italy and my summer of traveling cross-country exploring this vast and beautiful country?  I suppose time will tell all.