Shoes and jackets, purses and tennis rackets...

[beatriceeagle]

It's official! I've moved in to college. I've got a week of orientation activities, and then classes start on the 25th

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[txanne]

During the lectures, look around and see who else is bored. Unintentional bonding activity FTW!

[beatriceeagle]

I've already made plans to pass notes in the back row of the drug lecture. *g*

[txanne]

Excellent plan!

[bessemerprocess]

They wristbanded the freshman? That, I think, is distinctly odd, though, I skipped all of my freshman bonding activities.

[beatriceeagle]

It's so that we don't have to pay for food during orientation. Alas, if we lose or break the wristband (which, to be fair, is stronger than most paper, but still not on the level of, say, plastic), we have to pay $10 to replace it. At least now I know why entrance to amusement parks is so expensive... XD

[seraravi]

Aaw, Freshman Orientation! That makes me so nostalgic. I'm just entering my Senior year now, and it seems both a lifetime ago and just yesterday that I was shuffling between orientation activities. Of course, yours sound a little more dull than mine were, though even the "social mixers" were more people standing around awkwardly in an overcrowded room and clinging to the few people they knew. You meet people that first week that you assume will be part of your social circle all year, and then you end up rarely seeing half of them and forgetting who they were in a few months. From my experience, that first week or two is filled with this odd sense of community, daring, and excitement that exists alongside a vague sense of overwhelmed panic and intense awkwardness. There's really nothing like it, but after a month or so, everything settles down

[beatriceeagle]

Thanks for the well-wishes! I definitely plan to make the most of my last week without classes...

[ruebar]

nawwww mn you start classes the day I move in. that's lame. speaking of lame, have you heard anything about carlow's orientation? oh god.

[beatriceeagle]

I saw your sister. She gave an introduction to the guy who gave an introduction to the President's speech.

What's Carlow's orientation like?

[nebula99]

Have fun!

[beatriceeagle]

Thanks!