Moving In

Dear Friend,

We made it. We're college students. This post is coming directly from Moraga, CA, home of Saint Mary's, our AMAZING college. Catherine arrived yesterday to move in and go through orientation, and Kylie arrived today (as she already did orientation back in June).

Moving in felt overwhelming at times, but everything went smoothly because the SMC community was super organized and welcoming. When we first drove on to campus, we received our keys and a packet full of important documents. Then, we were greeted by Brother Dominic, who is the most adorable, funny, and chatty Brother you'll ever meet. In fact, he told us, "If you lift a finger, we're going to have to arrest you." When that's one of the first statements you hear upon arriving to campus, you know you're in good hands. After that, we were told to find the "yellow balloons," which indicated our residence hall (oh, did we mention we got placed in the same dorm building?...yea, that happened). Once we found the yellow balloons, we were greeted by a huge group of screaming kids welcoming us. They carried everything up to our dorm room- sticking true to Brother Dom's word.

Many hours later, we finally settled in to our new homes. Our residence hall is set up suite style, which means 3-6 kids share one bathroom, rather than a few bathrooms per floor (score!). Catherine is in a double on the second floor and Kylie's in a single on the third. We each have a closet, dresser, desk, and bed, among many other things we brought ourselves. In fact, Catherine and her roommate have a little snack bar/kitchen area- fully equipped with a coffee machine, fridge, hot water heater, and more! Kylie also brought her fancy hot water heater especially for tea. We are golden!

This adventure is already off to a great start and we couldn't be happier. From now on, we'll be posting a lot about our college experience at SMC, so keep checking in!

“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” –C.S. Lewis

Yours truly,
Kylie and Catherine

Blog Recommendation: The Daily Zen

Dear Friend,

Lately, we have followed a new twitter account: Daily Zen. The Daily Zen is a blog that was started, written, and is maintained by a college student living in New York City. It is a collection of quotes and articles that cove a variety of topics, including happiness, book recommendations, advice on managing stress, relationships, and life's curve balls, exercise, and much more. Each blog post is concise, simple, and full of knowledge. Below are three of our favorite posts.

-10 Top 10 Lists to Write
-Zen and The Dream Life
-Don't Take Life Too Seriously

"Zen takes the attitude of, 'Life is inherently absurd and meaningless and I can basically do whatever I want,' and gives it meaning." The Daily Zen

Yours truly,
Kylie and Catherine