Hi guys,
I've just moved into my uni room. I'm fairly impressed with everything here. I've got my own bathroom and will be sharing a kitchen with 5 other people.
The good bits:
I'm still quite anxious about a few things. Like what are my flatmates going to be like, or how am I going to get over this homesickness? I really miss my family but have found the best thing - so far - to do is to keep busy with something. So yesterday I spent the rest of the day unpacking and making my room feel like my own. I'm trying to make sure I speak to my mum every day and see her face as this feels like the only thing keeping me going. I feel like everything is slightly foreign or different, so I'm uneasy at the moment.
While I haven't been feeling brilliant, I also know I have done very well to take this step. Although I have been crying and feeling lonely, the way I have dealt with this is good. It's important to realise the things I feel are all natural.
Tomorrow, the rest of my flat will be moving in. I don't know what to do about this or the way I should act around them and their parents. I don't know whether to greet them as they arrive or wait in my room until they've unpacked. I suppose this doesn't matter in the long run. I also don't know whether to tell my flatmates that I have Asperger's and won't be drinking/partying. I suppose I'll have to make that decision when I meet them.
My course starts in a week so I can't wait for that, just to get some structure in my life. On the whole, I feel optimistic about the whole thing.
Until next time.
I've just moved into my uni room. I'm fairly impressed with everything here. I've got my own bathroom and will be sharing a kitchen with 5 other people.
The good bits:
- Ensuite
- Already feels like home
- It's my own little private/happy place
- The university let me move in two days before everyone else to get used to it before my residence is flooded by 200 students
- It's 2.3 miles from campus and involves a walk up a big hill if I walk in
- Otherwise, I'll have to take a bus in
- My pans aren't compatible with an induction hob
- Still feel a bit homesick
I'm still quite anxious about a few things. Like what are my flatmates going to be like, or how am I going to get over this homesickness? I really miss my family but have found the best thing - so far - to do is to keep busy with something. So yesterday I spent the rest of the day unpacking and making my room feel like my own. I'm trying to make sure I speak to my mum every day and see her face as this feels like the only thing keeping me going. I feel like everything is slightly foreign or different, so I'm uneasy at the moment.
While I haven't been feeling brilliant, I also know I have done very well to take this step. Although I have been crying and feeling lonely, the way I have dealt with this is good. It's important to realise the things I feel are all natural.
Tomorrow, the rest of my flat will be moving in. I don't know what to do about this or the way I should act around them and their parents. I don't know whether to greet them as they arrive or wait in my room until they've unpacked. I suppose this doesn't matter in the long run. I also don't know whether to tell my flatmates that I have Asperger's and won't be drinking/partying. I suppose I'll have to make that decision when I meet them.
My course starts in a week so I can't wait for that, just to get some structure in my life. On the whole, I feel optimistic about the whole thing.
Until next time.
