Pre-college life I had been at home in 1) _________________ where I had lived for 18 years and knew everyone. College life It is a four-year period that is sandwiched between pre-college life and 2) __________________. It is the time in our lives when we are the most 3) _______ to not completely belong to anything or anyone or any place, but to 4) ________ and the blossoming 5) ____________ of our identities. Post-college life We’ll be creating 6) ______________ for ourselves, working in places we did not expect to be in, adjusting to 7) ________________ in other places with other people. It generally involves an eventual settling down with 8) __________, life partner and family.