Did I pack enough? Am I missing something? Where can I get whatever I'm missing by a school? Am I going insane?
These are all questions I've found myself asking the past few weeks while anticipating what exactly moving into school would be like. Even though I'm officially moved in I'm still asking myself if I'm ready for what this entirely new experience is like, but the only thing there is to do is roll with whatever comes at this point.
Packing everything I owned felt wrong, partially because there were things I wanted to bring, but I knew would serve me no purpose so I had to leave them behind. It's been 2 years and I didn't think doing it would be as hard as it was, but knowing that everything was about to change was immensely scary.
It took me almost 2 weeks to decide what was coming, what was staying, how all of it would fit in the car, and so on. The morning of move-in came faster than I could have imagined, and the lack of sleep the night before didn't help at all. So many volunteers were there to help, and there was nothing but friendliness in the air, which I have to say I was kind of surprised by being that it was almost 97 degrees outside. Sure, there were a few glitches as there are any other move-in days, but overall it was pretty much a breeze.
Unpacking was the worst, settling into uncertainty and just letting it take the wheel while you try your best to hold on for the ride. To be completely honest, I'm still not fully unpacked and it's almost been 3 days now. There's just so many other things you want to do in this new environment. Since my ID unlocked my door there has been nothing but constant movement in and out, just taking in every opportunity to see what the campus, people, and surrounding area has to offer. Shenanigans ensued, as they will all year, but having that different taste of freedom just felt so right. It still does and I hope that it will for the next few months, but that's only if I let it.
The biggest fear I had about moving into school was not being able to handle it, but there isn't really anything to handle. You kind of just adjust to the way that things go and hope for the best. I know that once classes start I could feel differently, as a lot of other people might feel as the stress builds up, but I'm excited to see what this school year has to bring myself and everyone else at Rowan.
