I have possibly survived the most overwhelming and exhausting day of my life. Where do I begin?

It all started with an 8am wakeup call and an hour-and-a-half drive from Hamilton to London. My van was JAMPACKED (trust me when I say that) with no less than 3 suitcases, a mini fridge and manymany boxes. My family and I arrived in London to a mob of dancing sophs (upper-year students who organize O-Week) in crazy outfits ready to unload our van while I got my room key and student ID.

From there it took 2 trips up 3 flights of stairs to reach my teeny tiny single room in 3rd Wing. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when I saw my room and discovered my armspan is the width of the room! (But, as my dad reminded me, at least it had a window!)

Things got a little better with furniture reshuffling and the discovery that yes, I do have a walk-in closet! It took careful maneuvering and furious unpacking for 2 hours until my room finally looked like a liveable space where I can spend the next 8 months.

After moving me in, my parents and my brother left and I felt strangely calm- it almost feels like I’m on a vacation with all of my clothes and of course, my precious macbook! As I ventured down to the Oak Room to buy my O-Week Kit, I paused to look at all of the Brescia merch (which is super awesome!) and I met Cait Bionda, President of BUCSC. As Cait and I chatted, I met Alysha, my fellow blogger in person! The three of us chatted for awhile about move-in and bragged about our blog to other O-week staff.

Then I went to meet my floormates. I have over 50 girls on my floor, which is split up into 3 parts: MRW wing (that’s me), MRW main and MRW south. Basically, it’s the biggest floor in res and I met tons of cool girls both by walking around and at our floor meeting.

Mid-afternoon, I had a snack attack! Luckily my mom loaded me up with some treats-thanks Mom- and I was able to keep the hunger pains away while creating a collage on my bulletin board! Good thing the BBQ had lots of food! After the BBQ, we had a Res meeting, where all the floors gathered in the St. James Auditorium for a welcome, cheers and to watch a skit put on by our Res Council.

Speaking of Res Council, I met my R.A today as well! Sam seems super cool and is hilarious! I’m sure I’ll get to know her pretty well over the next 8 months as she looks after all of us gals on the 3rd floor.

After the Res Meeting, we tie-dyed in the front of the Brescia Building with our sophs. It was pretty funny to see the end result of dying pillowcases in the dark and I can’t wait to see what mine looks like when it is all dry tomorrow morning.

Basically a jam-packed day filled with meeting new awesome people, wandering around res looking at people’s new rooms (ie: ogling Floor 2′s MASSIVE rooms!) and non-stop activity!

I’ll consider Day #1 a success, and hope for an even better day tomorrow!

More O-week updates to follow :)

-Christine xo