You know you’re in LA when you feel the surge of warm heat right when you open the car door. I finally arrived at UCLA last Saturday for move-in. It took nearly 6 hours from my hometown, Monterey, to get to Los Angeles by car. Before going to the campus my family stopped by Koreatown,…
Tag: moving in
Last moments in Monterey
Wow, does time fly. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was complaining about how I still had a month before school starts, and I’m already moving in this Saturday! Realizing how little time I have left, I’m beginning to cherish every moment spent with my family and friends. I’m going to miss…
Packing Tips—Part 2
In the last post, I offered some general packing tips. Now in Part 2, I will give you some really basic, completely obvious tips on how to organize yourself for the packing process: Drink some tea / eat dried fruit / listen to Beyonce. Do anything that will put you in an awesome mood for…
Packing Tips— Part 1
(In all honesty, this post is really for me to organize my thoughts and prepare for the grueling packing experience that awaits me (my room looks like a Goodwill collection center (don’t get any ideas, Mom…))) Packing. It is incredibly important. Without packing, your clothes would just be in the trunk of your car, intermingling…
A how to guide about saying goodbye to your parents and embracing independence
Disclaimer: This guide is really only for those of you going through a similar level of emotional distress as I went through. This level can be determined by several factors: distance away from your parents (I live in the Bay Area; a 5ish hour drive or 1 hour plane flight) emotional closeness with your parents…
