Wistfulness and anticipation

On the night before I move in to Centre, I'm feeling a strange mixture of both wistfulness and anticipation.

Mostly I feel disconnected and out of touch with my surroundings; I don't know how to get anywhere on my own, and I don't know anyone outside of my family, which is a big change from my lifelong home in Winter Park, where I knew every nook and cranny of the city, and had plenty of friends. The radical change in surroundings and routine often makes me feel like I'm watching someone else's life and not my own! At the moment I'm not particularly happy or sad, just sort of waiting to see what's next.

Like any new student, I'm a bit nervous about finding my way around and adjusting to a different lifestyle; I'm sure during the next couple of nights I'll start having my customary first-day-of-school nightmares where I can't find my class, or my schedule is completely wrong, or my books mysteriously go missing. Those are the worst for a nerd like me!

All in all, while I'm beginning to feel the effects of being separated from my family and friends, I'm also looking forward to creating a new life here at Centre!