Splaced

 "Yes. This is where I want to go to college."

never set foot in the state

never seen the campus

"I want to do medicine."

withdraws from bio13 first winter term

decides they don't want undergrad to be a stress hole

takes way too many sociology classes

but loves their school work

"I know nobody. Oh well."

gets along with first-year roommate fine

first-year floormates are cool

spends first 2 weeks eating with

random people each meal

"Hi. Is this seat taken? ... Can I sit here and chat? Cool."

finds a lot of one-shot interesting convos

finds a few lasting friends

finds (eventual) partner

"I like to talk to everyone."

finds support

... in their house community staff

...in custodial staff

...in DDS staff

...in professors

...with the bike mechanics

...the unlikely places

"This is hard."

learns to deal

...with anxiety

...with toxicity 

...stress

...identity questions

"I'm thriving."

but floating duck syndrome is real

but sometimes I forget commitments

but dysphoria locked me into my room

but I know people who aren't thriving

"I'm okay."

because it's okay to be unwell

because I am happy with my choices

because I have agency

because I have a support system

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