First Day of College

I started at Muskingum University on Friday, August 21st, 2009. Move in day was quite different. It was weird bringing all of my stuff from home to a room that I now had to share with someone that I did not even know. We had spoken before we had moved in, but you still do not even know what they like or dislike. They may become your worst enemy or your best friend. You never know what is going to happen with people you do not know, an you are moving in with this person. All you can do is hope for the best.
All the freshmen are moving in at once. Parents are carrying boxes and bags up the steps. The first years are filling out paper work and getting keys. Luckily the sororities helped the students move in to make things go faster. Trying to find a place to put everything is a challenge. You are used to having all this space to put everything, and you are now confined to this little space. You bought all of these storage things to put stuff in, but you still do not have enough room because you have to find a place to put all of the storage compartments. Once you find a place to put the storage compartments, you have to put everything away that you brought. You try and put all your clothes in one place that you will remember, but the problem is you brought too many clothes and can not fit them all. Hanging some of the clothes is an option, but you do not have enough hangers. You finally found a place for all the clothes, now to find a place for all the computer supplies, books, notebooks, and pens. The shelves seemed like a good place to put them. (After a few weeks, this becomes a mess.) Now to making the bed. You bought all this cool bedding to make your room look cool, but what you realize is you may have a cool looking bed but it is so uncomfortable to sleep in. Finally everything is put away and ready for move in.
Now for the hard part, saying good-bye to your parents. You have said this whole time, "I can not wait for college and to get away from home." Now you realize that you do not want to leave home. Maybe community college was a better choice. Am I ready for college? Your parents say its time to go. You look at them and say good-bye. Then the tears begin. Why did I go to college? Your parents pull out of the parking lot and there they go, your on your own.