Hello everyone! I hope you’re doing well.
So, Saturday, (Aug 31) was move in day! It’s pretty crazy that I’m now living “alone”, though, I don’t feel alone, which is good. It’s been a lot of fun (and I must admit, a little bit hectic), but nevertheless, I am here, relatively settled, and having an incredibly rad time.
So let’s backtrack to Friday and all of the prep for moving in. I had all of my clothes packed up a few days early, so I was pretty prepared in that sense. I had a full small suitcase and an overstuffed duffle bag, as well as another duffle full of shoes (as you may notice, I’m a bit of an overpacker). The packing would not have gone so smoothly without my parents’ help, as they played a tetris game of boxes and miscellaneous items so that everything was packed as efficiently as possible. I had work from 6pm to midnight (which in retrospect, wasn’t the best idea since I was so tired the next morning), but we got everything packed up into the car by 8:30 am the next day!
We ended up taking two cars (the minivan above, and a small sedan), since we had a LOT of things to bring. Luckily, two of my friends (thank goodness for them), came along for the move in and helped me out.
As a local student, we made the gruelling (sarcasm) 45 minute car ride to UBC. As we got to campus, there were tons of volunteers helping us out. UBC did a great job of letting us know the schedule of what to do in advance, so we were all as (more or less) prepared as we could be.
We all went to the commons block, got our keys, had our mini orientation, and it started feeling so real. So I headed to my room (all the way up to the seventh floor) and checked it out. It’s gorgeous. I’m already super in love with Vancouver, but being able to look out and see everything is the most beautiful thing ever.
Fast forward to moving in (since this post is getting a little long), we took the elevator/made the trek up seven flights of stairs, and finally got everything in. (It took about.. 3 or 4 trips with 6 people and the volunteers!) Even though it seemed crazy full of clutter with all of the boxes, after moving everything in, I still have lots of space and an empty drawer in my dresser! It’s pretty crazy.
I’m still adjusting to living “alone”, (it’s a really weird experience, but it’s also good), and I’m really grateful for all of the new friends that I’ve made.
Huge thanks to all of the move in day volunteers for helping everyone out and making sure that our day went smoothly.
(Thinking about it, I keep asking myself why I didn’t take more photos of the whole move in process. I’ll do a little tour of my room on here soon!)
**Look forward to a post about move in that’s a little more detailed!