Last week, I went to Tuscaloosa for my freshman orientation at University of Alabama. During the three hour drive with my mom, I had plenty of time to think about what to expect during the two day event. A few of my friends from Atlanta would be there too; otherwise, I knew no one. The next morning at 8am (too early!), we were herded to a room full of 300 freshmen and their parents being led in the Alabama fight song (way too early!). But if you just said "Roll Tide" every now and then, you could quickly fill in the rest. It was hard to believe that this scene would be repeated over the summer 15 more times. Realization...I was about to become a member of a campus with 28,000 students. At least I felt some safety in numbers with 4,000 other incoming freshmen.
Once we divided into smaller groups, I felt more at ease as we walked to get our student ID. It was kind of that same feeling of pride, ownership and accomplishment that I had when I got my driver's license...smiling big having taken one of many first steps in becoming a college student. The rest of the orientation was spent hearing ALOT of information about everything from housing to money to safety to classes. Oh yeah, that IS ultimatley why I'm here. Other than one 8am class, I was really happy with my courses and class schedule. As a student in the College of Nursing, I don't have many choices when it comes to course work. But by the end of the second day, I headed back to I-20, tired but really excited in anticipation of August 8th when I move in. Alabama was beginning to feel like my home away from home. Roll Tide.
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