I am Here!!!

So finally after 613 miles in a minivan full of my things...I have arrived in New York City!!!! Initially, there was some confusion about the apartment I was going to be in which was very stressful right from the start. Once that was figured out I finally started to move things into the apartment. I am not going to be leaving with the girls that I originally thought that I was which is a bit disappointing...however, I am still excited to meet them and to hang out some once they all get here!!! So here is the front door of my brand new Apartment in NYC!!!



I think I am really going to enjoy living here but I am definitely going to miss my family and my friends that live in NC!!! I have to give a big thank you to my family my mom, my dad, and my sister for helping me get everything packed!!! I also have to say thank you to the best friend in the whole world for all his hard work in helping to be sure that I was settled in with everything that I needed!!! Love you all!!!

I will post a picture of my bedroom so that you all can see what it looks like!!!



Today, after Matt left I tried to keep myself busy,so I wouldn't be so sad, so I just showered and then went to campus for a bit to try out the shuttle from the apartment to the school, and it looks like I am only going to have about a 5-10 minute walk once I get on campus!!! So that's really nice!!! Well there will be many more adventures to come I am sure...until next time....

~Paula~

5 MORE DAYS!!!!!!!!

So it's been awhile since I have written anything, but I wanted to update since I am leaving in only 5 more days. I recently found out that I was assigned university housing which is gorgeous and furnished which makes for easy moving. Here is a link to the website where you can see pictures of the apartment; It is called the Arbor.

http://www.cuf.columbia.edu/arbor/arbor/overview.html

It is located in the Bronx, so it's about a 25 minute shuttle ride from the school to the apartment. Which is definitely worth it to have a furnished apartment through the University. This was definitely a blessing!!!

I am getting very excited about getting there and starting something new but also getting nervous about starting something new. It's that same old feeling of just not feeling good enough to be going to such a prestigous place and feeling itemidated by it all. I know that I will be okay once I get there just nerves right now. I am having some mixed emotions about leaving my family and friends here in Statesville; not going to be easy to do. They mean the world to me and will definitely be missed. I am looking forward to those skype dates and phone calls!!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!! <3

So we are pulling out on Monday night around 10 and hope to be there around 9am on Tuesday!!! I will update with pictures once I get everything settled!!!

~Paula~