I still remember the first time I began using social media. I was in Athens in 6th grade visiting my cousins, when my cousin Claire introduced me to Facebook. Before that, I had no idea what Facebook was, and I was confused by the whole concept. She convinced me to make an account, and I vividly remember taking my first profile picture on Photo Booth in their den. I honestly didn’t know how popular Facebook was until I realized that so many people I knew were on it, so naturally I friended all of them. Ever since then, I have been on Facebook every single day. I definitely am not addicted to Facebook, but especially now that all of my best friends go to all different colleges, I really enjoy keeping up with their lives and seeing what they are up to. The second form of social media I started using was Instagram. Claire again was the one who introduced me to this new form of social media, and to this day, Instagram is one of my two favorite forms of social media. I love Instagram because unlike Facebook, you are encouraged to post only one picture from a certain event or day, not multiple ones with less meaning. By only posting one picture, you are able to get more likes and represent what you did in a more concise way. The other social media that I use is Snapchat. Snapchat is the other one of my two favorite forms of social media and therefore, I use it usually whenever I am on my phone. I use Snapchat so often because it allows you to have a glimpse into somebody’s day at the exact moment the Snapchat is sent. Snapchat makes you feel more connected with people and like you are included in that person’s life.