"No, thanks."

"No, thanks," I respond.

"Okay, have a great first day at ISU!" Robert waves goodbye and turns to the next car in line, giving them that same great smile.

I roll up the window and drive into the parking structure. Admittedly, I was a little bit more excited about getting in the building and meeting the other people on the floor than I was about lugging all my stuff up an elevator and a few flights of stairs.

It takes a while, but eventually I fill up one of the red move-in carts with some of my stuff and head for the elevators. The entire place is filled with tons of freshmen and their parents moving in to college for the first time, saying their goodbyes, et cetera. I imagine that if I hadn't commuted from home last year, I would've gone through the same exact situation.

Finally, I make it out of the elevator and onto the floor. After checking out the fire escape map to orient myself to the building, I find 524. The floor isn't a traditional dorm hallway setup, but there are communal bathrooms and showers, so a lot of what I'd heard about living in a dorm still applies.

I pull my cart up next to the door, trying to tell if my roommate's moved in yet. I can't really hear from the noise of other people moving in.