Toto, we're not in Dendron anymore...

So today officially kicked off the Welcome Week activities at VCU. This morning, my floor's RA taped a list of required events that we had to attend on my door. After breakfast, my roommate headed out for the Monroe Park campus, where the activities were being held. 

I live in a freshman dorm on the VCU medical campus (MCV), which is about 10-15 minutes away from the Monroe Park, which is the main campus and where I will be taking all of my classes. In order to get there, the students on the MCV campus have to take the VCU shuttle bus, also called the VCU connecter.
Now, I am a county girl, born and raised. The only bus I have ever ridden was the yellow bus that comes around to take me to and pick me up from school. I was nervous and excited at the same time. My roommate and I took tours of the buildings where we will report for class come Thursday.  It felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulder- the last thing I wanted was to get lost or show up late on the first day of class.
Afterwards, my roommate and I both went our seperate ways.  I decided to go hang with one of my friend's at her friends dorm, all of whom were very nice.  It's kind of funny because one of her friends was my supposed to be my roommate (she was switched out of the dorm). I only stayed for like 45 minutes because I had to leave and catch the shuttle bus to the MCV campus to attend a required comedy club/informational session called "Love 'n' Liqour." 

I had to take the bus alone since I had no idea where my roommate was.  I was scared and nervous.  It wasn't like this morning where I had my roommate with me; I was alone this time.  So, I prayed that I would get to the right place and not get lost in this big and now scary place.  Thankfully, I did get to the right place at the right time. My prayers had been answered.

Overall, today was a good day.  The seminars were informational, helpful, and funny and I got to meet a lot of friendly people.  I am really looking forward to tomorrow because there will be a convocation held about the "The Other Wes Moore," a book assigned to us to read over the summer.  The guest speaker will be the author Wes Moore.  Afterwards will be a book signing.  If anyone knows me, I am a total bookworm, but I'll explain more of that and my experiences at the convocation tomorrow :)