Julian just got his dorm assignment. Unfortunately it’s his least favorite scenario. It’s a 3 person suite with one person getting their own room and the two others bunking next door. He’s coming to grips that he just got assigned to share a bed with a perfect stranger from Savannah GA.
It’ll be a long drive up to Lexington in a few days. I’ve downloaded a bunch of podcasts I hope will pass the time. I get it. It’s been so much waiting and now it’s so abrupt. There’s so much anxiety and anticipation, but the end result is all the same. being thrust in with strangers without a semblance of space to yourself is pretty much par for the course. And the dorm is a natural starting point. Whatever you’re feeling, imagine the other guy. He’s sizing you up and his parents are probably telling him the exact same thing we are. My best advice is to pick up the phone. Be the one to bridge the void. See where it goes. Whatever the outcome, your first semester will go so fast your head will spin. And it will inevitably create the next pivot point and a character defining story of your own one day.
UK here we come.