It’s October. College started 3 days ago and we received our rooms only 2 days before the beginning of the Academic Year, something that I’m not sure it’s normal except for Romania. I was also taken by surprise when after traveling  400 and somewhat km by train, I arrived at the dorms in Bucharest at 4 p.m. and I couldn’t get my room that day due to the huge line created from all the students having to check in on the same day. [Wouldn't it be so much easier if they would offer a whole week for getting your room then a day which will of course get stretched to 2 or even 3 days?] All I can say is don’t make the same dumb mistake I did and be there even earlier than you’re supposed to be, this is of course if you got the room fair and square, if not . . . well I have no clue how that procedure works. Oh! By the way don’t forget to bring some sheets and a blanket cuz you’ll probably won’t receive any in the first couple of days. As for how the dorm looks, it’s pretty nice, it’s small but it was just renovated and even the furniture is new. Unfortunately there’s not much else I can add for now, I had to return home and I didn’t get to attend the first courses [I hope Svastik will have more on that one], I was present at the opening speech which I honestly have to say I felt for; it just made me eager to study [however I have a feeling that it will pass, but who knows?].

With nothing else to add for now I’m going to leave you with something I wrote a couple of weeks before school started.

Each year since I started my school life I always had such a dreadful feeling of the year to come. It usually began at the end of August and ended after the first 2 weeks of school, so for me September wasn’t one of my happiest months. I don’t know why I felt so desolated when school started probably a therapist could tell me more but who has the time to listen? This year school’s not starting on the 15th for me, no, not anymore. For 12, actually 13 years, the date of 15 september was almost tragic but now I’m heading to college, and honestly, I cannot wait! Two more weeks and I’m off and every time I think about it it makes me become euphoric. Why? Because, biensur, throughout the years I’ve created so many images of how it will be, so many hopes and desires and now I’ll finally see if I can turn at least part of these into reality. And by golly it seems I’m going to share some of my college experience on this blog

Hello there, my amazing soon-to-be friends!

This is Svastik, the female representant of your gracious hosts here at college404 and I will be your guide for this session. And for about half of the future sessions too, so you’d better start liking me already.

So, you’ve somehow stumbled upon our cute and colourful college-related blog. Congratulations, this is exactly where you are supposed to be! College is supposed to be such a stunning, eye-opener, mind-broadening experience that I truly believe it appeals to just about everybody out there - be it high schooler, undergraduate or alumnus. In the words of Renaissance-faire artists, come one come all!

At this exact moment, me and my teammate (whom you will get to know pretty soon) are freshmen to be. We have been admitted into the University of Bucharest and we are going to be studying Political Science for the next three to five years. School starts in about five days and we haven’t been shown our dorm rooms yet (we don’t even know where they are really), but the moment we set eye on them, we will begin keeping you posted regarding every aspect of our life as undergraduates. Yes, pictures and funny tidbits included, of course!

In conclusion, what we want to do here is provide you, beautiful people out there, with a blog that sneaks into every aspect of two college kids that in a few days will move hundreds of kilometers away from home and, quite frankly, are scared shitless of the whole thing (well, I don’t know about gorki, but my level of panic rises with every day that I spend lounging around in my bed, doing nothing but being spoiled by my folks). So, what you will find here is a wide variety of well-written articles, containing general impressions, how-tos, news, pictures, tutorials and maybe even a little bit of college fashion & lifestyle tips & tricks (yes, I am a girl, so sue me!).

All right, grab your cups of java, slip into something more comfortable and follow us into the wonderland of college. The tour should begin every minute now..