So you are headed off to college in the fall and now your starting to think about what you might need to know while you are there. So what do you need to know to stay safe?
1. Where's home base? Are you staying on campus or off campus? Commuting to community college? Remember that in Fight Like A Girl we say that you need to be aware of the people around you and your environment. Why? Because the 3rd Rule "keep a barrier between you and the bad guy" is about knowing your environment. Figure out where you will be. Get a college map, street atlas, or city map and put a dot for home base. This is a point of safety.
2. Now Identify other points of safety around you. Is there a campus security office, security safety phone station, a dorm safe room, how about a well lit area that has people and video cameras (i.e. gas station/ convenience store)? Now put these dots on your map. They are secondary points of safety. These are places where you can go to get help. (Go to people).
3. Now familiarize yourself with the campus. Understand the campus layout - what streets go where, etc. Figure out where your classes are, what halls you will be in, will you be there after dark for any classes? Identify any tertiary (or 3rd level) of safety points. Can you go here if need be? Try to memorize this. Also, make sure that your routes are well lit as well (no hidden blind spots).
4. Gets yourself a Surefire or other 100 lumen pocket flashlight. Carry it everywhere - you can use this to check out dark areas and also to blind a bad guy.
5. Lastly, try to find other ladies that are traveling in the same direction. Develop a buddy system. Educate your friends to be safe and teach them what you already know.
Ultimately, Stay Safe!
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