Class of 2009
She is there! Part of the class of 2009.
Yesterday we packed up the car early, and headed west. We were not the only car packed to the gills on the Massachusetts Turnpike. We were however, one of the few non-SUV's out there on the road. Lauren's school is under 2 hours away, so we were early arrivals, around 9:30 am.
It was a perfect New England late summer day- not too hot, not too cold. A team of young women helped us unpack the car, placing all of Lauren's belongings in a pile by the front desk of her dorm building. Lauren picked up a key, and we were off to her room, carrying bundles in our arms. Lauren's roommate was already in the room, having claimed the bed by the window, and introductions were made all around. Ru'ya is from Seward, Alaska and had traveled with her father for the big move East. A few more trips up and down the stairs, and the room was completely filled by stuff. This must be the smallest double on campus.
Clearly Lauren and Ru'ya are going to need to be very clever using all 164 sq feet to full advantage. Since they have been emailing back and forth daily over the past two months, they already have a really nice and supportive relationship, so I have no doubt that they will negotiate and move around furniture until it works for them.
After moving in, we headed towards the various check-in points including picking up a mailbox key, getting a student id and depositing money into the One Card account, and considering phone service. Ru'ya and Lauren have decided not to have a TV in their room, so we skipped the cable line. A really delicious buffet lunch was served at 11:30, and we ate sitting on the grass in the amphitheatre. Lauren chatted with the novice crew coach before we headed back up to Lauren's room.
A quick set of hugs, and Leslie and I were off, leaving Lauren to her new world of adventure.
During the day, I took a few pictures which are posted at: http://homepage.mac.com/smtucker/PhotoAlbum42.html
Yesterday we packed up the car early, and headed west. We were not the only car packed to the gills on the Massachusetts Turnpike. We were however, one of the few non-SUV's out there on the road. Lauren's school is under 2 hours away, so we were early arrivals, around 9:30 am.
It was a perfect New England late summer day- not too hot, not too cold. A team of young women helped us unpack the car, placing all of Lauren's belongings in a pile by the front desk of her dorm building. Lauren picked up a key, and we were off to her room, carrying bundles in our arms. Lauren's roommate was already in the room, having claimed the bed by the window, and introductions were made all around. Ru'ya is from Seward, Alaska and had traveled with her father for the big move East. A few more trips up and down the stairs, and the room was completely filled by stuff. This must be the smallest double on campus.
Clearly Lauren and Ru'ya are going to need to be very clever using all 164 sq feet to full advantage. Since they have been emailing back and forth daily over the past two months, they already have a really nice and supportive relationship, so I have no doubt that they will negotiate and move around furniture until it works for them.
After moving in, we headed towards the various check-in points including picking up a mailbox key, getting a student id and depositing money into the One Card account, and considering phone service. Ru'ya and Lauren have decided not to have a TV in their room, so we skipped the cable line. A really delicious buffet lunch was served at 11:30, and we ate sitting on the grass in the amphitheatre. Lauren chatted with the novice crew coach before we headed back up to Lauren's room.
A quick set of hugs, and Leslie and I were off, leaving Lauren to her new world of adventure.
During the day, I took a few pictures which are posted at: http://homepage.mac.com/smtucker/PhotoAlbum42.html
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