"I'll call you guys later!" I shouted to my family as I tugged my suitcase along the sidewalk.
I could see the tears staining my mother's cheeks, but we both smiled as I turned back around and made my way into my dorm room at Carleton University.
My whole family flew down to Ontario to make sure I was settled in my new city. It was crazy to have made it here, and everything about it felt surreal as I pulled my suitcase through the halls of the old building. It was orientation day, and the senior student at the front had given me a key for Room 25; my home for the next year. I took a deep breath as I stared at the door to my new room.
I knocked once on the door, knowing I'd have a roommate, then pushed open the handle after unlocking it with the key. I took in my new home, glancing at th
