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resting in a hotel on the turnpike. first leg of the drive back out to school complete in one fell three and a half hour swoop. no stops.
1. August 2020
what a nightmarish time to be entering college! that's my very first thought on all this! i had the nice father-daughter drive out, he could not enter the building and it was an awkward but emotional send off. after a covid wave on campus, i was home by halloween.
2. August 2021
this was the longest. drive. ever. with both of my parents and their help to move in, i began my tenure in a sorority suite that i would enjoy for a solid 3/4 of the school year. a seven hour drive turned into about nine and a half with an accident on a two lane mountain highway and rain.
3. August 2022
my first drive out alone! i was so nervous! i was coming off of a hard semester and summer that helped me find some confidence i'd lost. healing times. i left midday with clear skies and by the time i reached an area i had never driven in before that required a quick lane change, it was pouring down rain and i could barely see in front of me. i stopped at the soonest rest stop after and felt a bit terrified.
4. August 2023
hey, that's today. :) i've been so nervous the past couple of days! now that i am driving out, the nerves have dissipated for the most part. i am on the way, i will get an advisor, i will see my friends and move in. and make a wal-mart run because i forgot my sheets at home. brutal.
since getting in, i've given myself some TLC time with a rewatch of one of my favorite 30 rock episodes "the funcooker". when i felt like it (what a sentence. reality: after driving for so long (and also having half an energy of drink when i don't usually drink caffeine) i get lots of lay-down-and-stop-shaking time), i looked at my research proposal and worked on it. i'm getting some feedback from a friend and started thinking harder about a couple important elements of this project. asking myself the base level questions, the stream of consciousness questions and most importantly writing it down! i loved driving out today, 3 1/2 hours with me and dashboard jesus and a seven hour playlist i know the words to every. single. song. on. it's always such a great opportunity to get to know yourself and really romanticize shit. i'm in the car, man! let me daydream!
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