Hey there, Blacksburg
Today is Monday and the third day I've been in Blacksburg, VA.
On Saturday morning, my parents and I drove three and half hours from Richmond to Blacksburg, where we checked into my new apartment and got the keys. This was our first time seeing the interior since the previous tenants had still been living there the last time we visited, and it's absolutely beautiful! Even though the complex is large and has many sections, my building is at the edge closest to the vet school, and our living room, kitchen, and bedroom windows face a huge, green valley with mountains in the background. You can't see any other buildings at all! There is a lot of natural light, with views of both sunrise and sunset.
One of my roommates (there are three of us) got her keys last week, and she's been slowly moving furniture since then. We got to see her and her husband today since they were here to move more stuff.
We managed to unload all of my stuff from the car and carry it up to the third floor. Then we spent the rest of the afternoon running errands, such as picking up a desk, a bookcase, and a bed frame, and buying a new mattress, which was delivered the same night. We had dinner at a local restaurant called Cafe Mekong and checked out the Asian supermarket next door. Lastly we spent the night at a local hotel.
We started Sunday off by going grocery shopping at Kroger. We also made a trip to Walmart with my roommate to pick up more supplies, and picked up a desk chair. The five of us had lunch together at Chipotle. My roommate showed us the Duck Pond, which students and faculty/staff always boast about. There were so many ducks and geese, and it was a beautiful day.
My parents headed back home afterward. While I'm sad to be apart from them after spending a relaxing summer at home, I'll see them again in two weeks when they come back for the white coat ceremony! I am so grateful to have parents who are so supportive of my goals, emotionally, physically, and financially. This weekend, and getting this far at all, would have been impossible without them.
View from our living room windows.
The front of my building.
My parents and me in the living room.
My roommate and me in the living room.
With my parents at the Duck Pond.
On Saturday morning, my parents and I drove three and half hours from Richmond to Blacksburg, where we checked into my new apartment and got the keys. This was our first time seeing the interior since the previous tenants had still been living there the last time we visited, and it's absolutely beautiful! Even though the complex is large and has many sections, my building is at the edge closest to the vet school, and our living room, kitchen, and bedroom windows face a huge, green valley with mountains in the background. You can't see any other buildings at all! There is a lot of natural light, with views of both sunrise and sunset.
One of my roommates (there are three of us) got her keys last week, and she's been slowly moving furniture since then. We got to see her and her husband today since they were here to move more stuff.
We managed to unload all of my stuff from the car and carry it up to the third floor. Then we spent the rest of the afternoon running errands, such as picking up a desk, a bookcase, and a bed frame, and buying a new mattress, which was delivered the same night. We had dinner at a local restaurant called Cafe Mekong and checked out the Asian supermarket next door. Lastly we spent the night at a local hotel.
We started Sunday off by going grocery shopping at Kroger. We also made a trip to Walmart with my roommate to pick up more supplies, and picked up a desk chair. The five of us had lunch together at Chipotle. My roommate showed us the Duck Pond, which students and faculty/staff always boast about. There were so many ducks and geese, and it was a beautiful day.
My parents headed back home afterward. While I'm sad to be apart from them after spending a relaxing summer at home, I'll see them again in two weeks when they come back for the white coat ceremony! I am so grateful to have parents who are so supportive of my goals, emotionally, physically, and financially. This weekend, and getting this far at all, would have been impossible without them.
View from our living room windows.
The front of my building.
My parents and me in the living room.
My roommate and me in the living room.
With my parents at the Duck Pond.
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