Now that I have officially moved into my dorm and my full load of classes has started, I am beginning to realize that I took my "normal" for granted. I have been here for about a week now and I am still trying to figure out what my new normal is like.

When I say normal, I mean what my life is going to be like. What my favorite restaurants are going to be, where my favorite places to shop are. All of those things are different now, and I am excited to try new things but I also miss all of the things I am used to. I am someone from a fairly big city that has now moved to a town with a population of about 20,000. So basically majority of the big name stores that I am used to are not here, and although it is helping me save money; I really miss my random trips to Target. I know exactly what you're thinking and yes I am still going to make trips home to visit my family so I can go to all my favorites then. Plus, there is a Target only an hour away from me so if I need I can go there! Lets get back on topic.

In the process of figuring out how to get places and how to avoid traffic lights, I am realizing that there really is no normal. At this age, we are constantly changing and our ideas of what we want are always changing. So I have come to the conclusion that we will always be chasing normal. Everyday we will continue to change our minds and we will continue to miss the things that we were once used to but we will also continue to try new things, reach outside our comfort zone and create a sense of normalcy.

Personally, I am very excited for this new adventure and to create my sense of normalcy which also means creating a new family here at school. But the best part of it all is to continue chasing what I hope to have as normal one day.