FRIDAY: So I guess this is it. Today is the day that my whole life changes. Up until now I've lived in tiny town Connecticut, surrounded by the same group of people for years. The kids that I graduated high school with were the same kids that I played on the playground with in preschool. Up until this weekend I was the stereotypical small-town girl. At my orientation my future roommates would tease me that I was like a movie character to them. To them I was that small-town girl moving to the big city all by herself with her camera. In a way, I totally am that comedic character who has to totally figure out the city on my own. My roommates grew up in Massachusetts and live close enough to Boston that they are already very familiar with the city. I, on the other hand am not very familiar with the city and will definitely take a little while to get adjusted to everything around me.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Moving here was definitely a bit of a culture shock. After moving all of my belongings into my room and some pretty emotional goodbyes to my family, I was able to walk around and meet a bunch of fellow students. I'm really excited because a lot of people are a lot like me and know absolutely nobody in Boston. Having been here for only a few hours I've noticed a few things so far. For one, people driving love to honk. All the time. Even when you're a pedestrian crossing a cross walk and have the right of way. As if honking is going to make me want to walk faster for you. I was also informed by at least twenty people that you do not EVER walk through Boston Commons at night, although nobody has actually explained to me why thats something you don't do. All in all my first day here has been successful and I'm looking forward to the rest of my first weekend as a college student.
SATURDAY: Today was extremely busy but all around amazing. I met tons of new people in my building and in other residence halls around campus. As a whole, everyone is really outgoing and nice. The group of kids I've been surrounded with these first few day were all honors students and were all really looking to be social and get to know other honors students. Knowing that I have this community of supportive people around me has already made the transition that much easier. Our day was filled with a scavenger hunt around Boston, where we would go and take pictures next to famous landmarks. We saw Paul Revere's house, the freedom trail, Quincy Market and so much more. There is a lot of incredible history in this city that I had no idea ever existed. Our day ended with a sunset cruise where a boat took us around the Boston Harbor. The photos that I was left with were absolutely stunning.
SUNDAY: Today my roommates moved in! It is really starting to feel like college now that its not just me alone in this giant room, although I'm sure I'll miss getting to be alone eventually. Everyone is so nice and we are all really excited to live together this year. We moved a lot of the furniture in the room around to make it more open and it was so empowering for us girls to be able to do it without having to ask anyone for help. When it was all set and done we were so proud of ourselves because we did it all on our own. When I told them about how much I love to write they were immediately so supportive. "That is so amazing you can just write for fun, you go girl" was my favorite comment. This first weekend has already set an incredible tone for my attitude towards my roommates and the year as a whole. I'm looking forward to all of the opportunities and challenges that I'll face this year!
