Thursday, September 17, 2009

I am all moved in! There were definitely some bumps in the road getting to the Columbus area, but the important thing is that I'm here, alive, and well. My vet school roommate (also a VM1) partially moved in yesterday and will be finishing later today.

I've been putting together furniture, shopping, getting some OSU errands done, exploring my surrounding area (as well as driving around aimlessly); it's weird to have had this much free time to do absolutely nothing (I guess I shouldn't really get used to it though)! One day I happened to be at OSU and so I drove to the vet school. Outside I saw a group of vet students in scrubs and what looked to be clinicians. The clinicians were discussing something important and students were intently listening/writing things down. It was right then when my mind finally realized, "holy crap, that will be me soon!?!" I still can't believe that I got accepted, and that tomorow is the start of orientation.

Speaking of which: is it possible to be full of so much conflicting emotion? I start orientation tomorrow...I am so excited and yet so nervous. I'm sad to leave everything behind but happy to start a new phase of life. I want summer to end but I don't want summer to end. I'm ready to start but scared to begin. I know I will be fine...I always worry and think about things beforehand, but when the time comes to do what I need to do, I always muster up the strength and do fine (or even great). So...I guess the next time I write, I will have officially become a vet student... :)