Move Out, Ending Your Freshman Year

Another year passes and again we find ourselves packing up all our belongings for a big move. This time, we’re moving back home. After months of complete freedom, early mornings, late nights, cramming sessions, junk food, and grueling classes we are finally taking a break, because summer vacation has arrived.

As a freshman, it’s a bitter-sweet ending, because while I look forward to a break and endless sun and fun I realize that the friendships I’ve made here are the types of connections I want to keep forever. Never again will I live with the same people, in the same building, doing the same things and it’s sad. I know that I will see these people again, but I can’t help but feel nostalgic for all the memories we’ve made.

But time keeps moving and as always I have a list of things you should do before moving out of your freshman dorm.

1. Make notes or little cards for the people you’ve enjoyed most this year. It will give you a chance to put on paper how much you’ll miss them and how amazing a time you’ve had with them.
2. Collect addresses. This way you can keep in touch and even send each other little packages during the four long months of separation.
3. If you can, plan trips to visit each other. If you have family that live close by take the opportunity to see those friends you made, or if your family will be vacationing nearby, take some time to visit.
4. Have one last dinner, lunch, or breakfast with as many people as you can manage. It offers a chance to say goodbye and be together one last time before you all start leaving.
5. Actually make a conscious effort to stay in touch, especially if you promised you would.
6. Keep things like pictures that will remind you of the fun times you had.
7. Make plans for next year, like lunch times, or shows you want to watch together.
8. And lastly, make sure your dorm room is spotless so you can avoid any fines over the summer (sorry guys I had to add advice that seems more practical and less sappy).

Thanks for keep up with me this year. I hope your freshman years are filled with as much fun and investigation as mine was. Have a great summer, see you in the fall!