My dorm is WAY nicer than I need, but that is a wonderful problem to have I think (except maybe the money part of it). I’m in Raney House at OSU, and my roommates are super nice. They’re all sophomores who already know each other, which was super intimidating, but we’re getting along quite well. We went to see Madagascar at a drive-in last night!!
I am not feeling homesick yet, which is and isn’t surprising. On one hand, living in my home is like living in a dirty frat house, so there’s not a ton to miss. On the other hand, we have 0 welcome week activities like we normally do, so there is a lot less to distract from anything I would possibly miss. I do miss a couple of friends so deeply that my heart feels heavy when I think about it, but overall I am still holding up perfectly okay.
I have very little hope that we’re gonna get to stay on campus for long, which makes all of the moving in and unpacking feel a little pointless. Apparently, if our school’s positive test rate surpasses that of the county’s, it’s an automatic send-home for all of us. This just feels inevitable considering how some students here really aren’t taking this seriously at all. I feel lucky that my roommates are at least, but just walking around or scrolling through social media, it is very apparent that COVID is about to spread like wildfire around here. I really hope that I do not get sick, but I suppose that’s the risk I decided to take in moving here.
Another thing that’s felt a little strange to me is the new precautions I have to take just going outside. No more walking alone at night, I own pepper spray now, trying to be with other people as much as possible. I’ve heard many stories of rape and theft occurring in the past couple weeks amongst other crimes, but I haven’t witnessed anything firsthand. I am confident I’ll be able to stay safe, but all these new precautions are definitely something new to me after living in West County for the past four years.
That’s most of the news I can think to write about for now, but I’m sure there will be more to come soon.
Anne-tics 