Hello dear friends! I'm now officially a student at UC Berkeley! Definitely exciting and terrifying at the same time.
My room is on the 5th floor and the line for the elevator was super long, so my parents and I just carried all of my luggage up the stairs. It took three separate trips. Needless to say I am SO sore this morning!! But other than that, it's been fun. I've been enjoying getting to know my two roommates, and just continuing to get settled into my dorm room. I'm going to be here for an entire year you know :).
I continue to be surprised by how beautiful the Berkeley campus is. Yesterday when we were walking around, we saw many redwood groves and peaceful-looking places. There is a little creek running through the middle of the campus and there are tons of old stone bridges that cross over it. I'm excited to explore more as the weeks go on!
Classes don't start until Thursday, so I have a couple more days to get settled in and there are many welcome activities planned. I hope to meet some more people on my floor!
I'm sorry that I don't have any pictures up yet - I'm not tech-savvy at all!!! But I met a computer science major that's going to be living on my floor, so maybe he'll be able to help me out! Hopefully I'll have pictures from my dorm and some pictures of the campus up soon.
On a more personal note, please be sending prayers my way!!! I'm already missing my fantastic Christian community from home and I really hope to find one here ASAP. I have a feeling that this year is going to challenge my faith like I've never been challenged before, but I also know that I will come out of it stronger than ever :). So feel free to message me some of your favorite verses or quotes and I will put them on my wall for inspiration! And I also just got my mailing address so message me if you would like that as well :). I love you all, and I will be in touch!
Sincerely,
Olivia
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