But isn't that the point of writing an article like this?
We're not reading someone's diary; we're reading someone's homework, and the assignment was "go out and make a friend in a month, and then write about it in an insightful and critical way."
Sure, maybe that was the assignment. But I think overanalyzing your attempts at making friends will get in the way of you making friends. To me it reads as if the author was beginning to drive herself mad by repeatedly reminding herself of each of the tiny mistakes she had made. I don't think that's going to help you make friends.
But isn't that the point of writing an article like this?
We're not reading someone's diary; we're reading someone's homework, and the assignment was "go out and make a friend in a month, and then write about it in an insightful and critical way."