My bedroom never looked so empty.

Suitcases and bags covered my room. This sight meant two things - summer was over and the time had come for me to leave home. I was about to start a new chapter in my life. Soon enough, I will find that moving to college will push me to step out of my comfort zone and accept change.

UCA

August fourteenth, also know as "freshman move-in day" was finally here.

My family and I pack all of my things into two cars and began our trip to Conway, which was only a 45 minutes to drive away from home. I was alone in my car, so the drive seemed to last forever. For the first time in months, I kept the radio off and let my mind wander.

As we were driving I wondered...

What will my dorm look like?

Will I like my roommate?

How will I make friends?

Will my parents and Blake be okay without me?

Will I be okay without my parents and Blake?

BERNARD HALL

Before I knew it, we had arrived on campus. My dorm was located in Bernard Hall.

There were lines of traffic to get to the dorm. Also, it was pouring rain outside, so that made it even more difficult to move all my belongings into my room.