Busy, stressful time for families as U of S students move in

It’s a stressful time of year for many families, as they prepare for the first week back at school.

For many University of Saskatchewan students it also means moving away from home for the first time.

Music could be heard as resident assistants welcomed new students to the Saskatoon campus this weekend, and hundreds of families scrambled to help move them into the dorm rooms.

For Kara Paziuk, attending the U of S means moving to a different province.

“We’re from Dauphin, Manitoba, so it was a long drive this morning but we’re here now,” said Paziuk.

Paziuk won’t completely be away from her family — her roommate is her twin sister.

“It’s just a sense of comfort, bringing someone from home,” she said.

The fear of the unknown has made it a little scary to move away, Paziuk said.

“I feel like high school didn’t prepare me,” said Paziuk. “Now I’m here and it’s real, but so far everything’s been really smooth.”

Living away from home has brought some excitement for Paziuk as well.

“I’m excited to cook my own food, have a sense of freedom,” said Paziuk. “Maybe party it up a bit.”

Paziuk said she looks forward to making butter chicken and meatballs with gravy and mashed potatoes. “We have got our crockpot ready,” she said.

Julia Gordon, who’s in her second year at the U of S, is a seasoned pro when it comes to moving.

“I knew not to bring all of my everything,” said Gordon. “I was like ‘okay I can bring about half the stuff that I did (last year), ration the craft supplies’.”

Gordon said the moving process was easier having already done it once.

“I was able to categorize ‘this goes here, that goes here’,” she said.

Gordon will be with three roommates, all of whom she met last year.

“We were like ‘we’re all going to go together, so we’re not going to have to meet anybody new’,” she said.

As for living away from home, Gordon said it’s just a different experience.

“It’s weird in a good way, weird in a sad way,” said Gordon. “Especially after being home with these guys all summer.”

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