Move-In Day

Moving-in to residence was a big day for me. I didn't know a single soul, apart from the random people who added me on Facebook from the 'Class of 2015' group... but they don't count.

I could not sleep at all the night before, I was constantly worrying about the new friends I would make, the new relationships I would have, the different environment it was... all those types of jitters. I was even thinking what I would wear the next day...

The day eventually came, I woke up extra early to make sure everything was packed and ready to go and loaded the van. Once I got there, the line up was intense, it was even worse than a line of girls waiting to see Ryan Gosling. I made my way to the front, and got my room keys and university ID which meant I was set to go.

I was also worried about what my roommate would be like: would I be paired up with a voodoo lover, a stoner, a party animal, a hoarder?! The thoughts were killing me. I got to my room and my roommate wasn't there yet so I started unpacking all of my belongings while my parents moved the furniture around and cleaned everything. This room was the size of my previous bathroom, would I even be able to live alone?! There was a slight chance of dying of starvation without my moms home-cooked meals.

Pretty soon my roommate walked in the room, our families met, we met, and hey! SHE WAS NORMAL! We really weren't able to get to know each other the first day because we had to settle in and say goodbye to our parents. But the following days we would catch up on our lives during our tea-time sessions every morning and found out we had a lot of things in common and we could definitely make it out alive having each other as roommates.

That first night you sleep in your new room is not easy. I'm not going to say a few tears didn't shed here and there, but its that night you realize how much you miss your old high school friends and feel as lonely as ever. Have no fear, the days that follow are the ones where you meet your new friends and even yourself. Orientation week was one of the funnest weeks I've had. You get to meet your floor mates, people in your program, and well... party. About a month in after move-in day you'll be laughing at how you cried yourself to sleep that first night, and how amazing the new friends you have are.

The days to come are going to be stressful, exciting, full of discoveries, laughs, memories, and even regret sometimes... but if there is one thing I want you to keep in mind its that you should always be yourself, not what others want you to be.