As I moved all my stuff in, and conversed with my roommate in how we wanted to set up our room, it still had not sunk in. I was in college. My parents of course wanted to unpack everything, and do everything for me, which was completely understandable. I was so zoned into getting my room set up, that when my parents left, it finally hit me. This dorm room was my home for the next nine months.
As the day of move in went on, activities started to begin. The objective was to keep us busy obviously, and it worked. I was so busy with everything my school had us go to, that I still didn't feel like I was in college. Then, unlocking the door to my dorm room, reality smacked me in the face. It was my first night away from home, probably the hardest night to a college freshman. Luckily, I was worn out from all the activities, that I fell asleep easily. When I woke up though, I was so confused as to where I was. Oh that's right...college.
Not gonna lie, the whole three day weekend before classes started was amazing. I got to hangout with new people and get to know the campus more. It honestly felt more like a weekend summer camp than being in college. Once that Tuesday came around, and my alarm went off at 6:30 in the morning, it hit me. I actually had to go to class. As I got ready and went to breakfast, it felt like a normal day. As I walked to the building my first class was in, I was getting slightly more terrified. I was mostly terrified of sitting alone or walking into the wrong classroom. I thankfully didn't do either.
I see college being portrayed like such a great time, with little to no homework in movies and T.V. shows, but I knew it wasn't going to be like that obviously. It just hit me a little hard when I realized just how much was going to be going on at the same time.
As the first week of college comes to an end, it made me realize just how amazing my experience here will be. Sure, there will be times when I want to maybe bash my head into a wall and cry, but I'm extremely fortunate to be able to experience this. I'm super happy with the friends I have been making, and super excited to meet new people in the future. I'm excited to take on challenging classes, and have my professors push me to become the best student I can be. I'm excited to get involved more on campus, and form bonds with people I may have never originally talked to. Even though the first week of college was an eye opening experience, it definitely wasn't that bad, and I cannot wait to see what it has in store for me.
