“I can’t wait to have my own apartment,” are words you’ll never hear come out of my mouth. I absolutely love dorm life. And by dorm life, I mean my absolutely crazy, wonderful New South 1. I remember the day I moved in, August 31st, 2015. My head was stirring with a mix of emotions including excitement and complete fear. Not to mention, it was covered in sweat from walking in extreme heat with my unreasonable amount of stuff.
I remember the second I met my roommate. She was exactly as I had pictured (mostly because I stalked her instagram), and she still is exactly the same person I met on that first day of college. I remember meeting everyone on the floor for the first time, trying to compile a list of names in my head that I knew I would have to repeat a million times to remember.
As the semester progressed, I felt my connections with my floor-mates grow stronger, but I didn’t realize the connection that we would have at the culmination of our first semester of college. These are the people who have become my second family.
Every day when I walk into New South 1, whether it is after a stressful study session at Lau, a mind-boggling exam, or a night out with friends, I know I can always count on my floor-mates to up my mood completely.
They have become the best friends, advice-givers, late-night snackers, study partners, laundry helpers, and family I could have ever asked for. Though I can’t live on New South 1 forever, and believe me, if I could I would, I know that my floor mates and I will be friends forever.
My favorite parts of the weekend are when everyone comes home and tells their stories of the night. I love how we begin our nights together, and wherever the night may take us, we always end up back here, together, in the place I can now call home.
