I moved away to college shortly after my 18th birthday. I remember I was really scared at first because I didn't know a single person and all my family was in Texas and I was in Arizona. But soon I met a lot of new friends and felt a little less homesick everyday. Living in a dorm was fun but I was sad because I didn't have any pets, thankfully my resident assistant and I got along and she let me sneak a hamster into my room as long as I didn't let too many people know about him . I really hated spending money on things that I needed, for the first time I actually had what seemed like a lot of money. But it took me a long time to get used to figuring out how much of it was for things I need and how much of it was for fun.