Summer Orientation

Four years ago, I arrived in Charlottesville on a very similar day.  The sun was shining; the birds were chirping; and it was a gagillion degrees outside.  My father and I waited in line to register for summer orientation and then moved my luggage up a micro-mountain before starting a day filled with things to do -- things that would separate the both of us for the next two days while I dipped my feet into college life, and while Dad worried about money.  

Now I've graduated (but still will be involved with the Canterbury Connection) and am on the other side, looking in.  Sort of.  

Congratulations Class of 2015!

The summer orientation sessions have been in full swing here for the past several weeks; and during that time I've watched tides of chipper parents walk around the Grounds with their blue UREG new-age briefcases, to meet their daughter's or son's on the Corner for lunch; or to complicate the line at Starbucks seemingly unecessarily.  That last bit's a joke.  It's actually been such a pleasure watching all of these students find their way to Charlottesville with the knowledge that they're about to embark upon the most exciting, life-changing experience of their young-adult lives.  Here's to the Class of 2015 and all the promise that you all show.  See you when you arrive for good on Move-In Day in just a few short weeks!