Sarah

As great as college is, home is still the best. You start missing little things about home. Like your couch or your bathroom (weird, I know). Then you start missing the bigger things. Like coming home from a day at school and seeing your mom. Or taking a nap with your dog. Or going to a movie with your family. Everyone gets homesick and everyone needs to talk about home once in a while. Even though I live fairly close and get to go home pretty frequently, it seems like the time at home is never enough. I went home this past weekend and spent the afternoon with my pets. I thought I’d share a couple of pictures.

Emma, my lab/setter. She was very excited to see me so she didn’t want to have pictures taken.

Zoey, my hyperactive australian shepherd. It took a bit of patience to get her to hold still.

It was good to go home to see my pets and family. Unfortunately, with trying to catch with family and friends and just enjoying home, I never get any homework done. This leads to staying up late Sunday night to get Monday’s homework done. But home is still important and totally worth the late night. It’s not a bad thing to be homesick. Everyone gets homesick at some point. It’s nice to talk to friends about home. Hearing about their home lets you learn more about them while they feel better and it gives you a slight distraction from being homesick. Then you can have chance to talk about your home so you feel better.

If your next trip home is still a ways away, try these tips:

1. Do something. Get a group together and go out to eat, to get ice cream, ice skating, or just playing frisbee in the park.
2. Have a movie night. Pick one of your favorite movies that reminds you of home, like a family favorite, and share it with some friends.
3. Write emails. Tell your family about college life. They’ll be happy to hear from you and it will feel more like you’re with them just telling them about what’s going on.
4. Keep reminders of home. Sometimes, the more you try not to miss home, the more you miss home. Let yourself miss it and look through pictures. Wrap yourself in that blanket mom sent and watch a movie or read a book and imagine you’re at home. Sometimes you just need time to yourself to think about home.

Hope everyone is doing well with midterms! Thanksgiving break is getting closer!

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