Going to college is a huge and exciting step. You're learning to become a fully-functioning member of society, and learn how to live on your own for the first time. Sure it seems exciting and glamorous at first, but after a few weeks, you start to miss certain aspects of home that are not available at college. Here are some things that happen at college that will make you want to go back home.
1. The showers
College showers are incredibly small, and anything but luxurious. There is absolutely no room to shave your legs and the walls are always filled with other people's hair. You also have to wear shower shoes all the time because of all the gross things living on the floor of the shower and the threat of getting athlete's foot. Plus the water most likely contains chlorine, making your hair start to feel gross even after just a few hours. They'll really make you miss the large showers of home and actually having to shower barefoot.
2. The food
On your tour, the guide will show you all of the amazing places that you are able to eat on campus. But once you actually go here and experience the food every single day for months, it's not all that glamorous. At home, eating fast food-style food seemed like a treat, but in college, it is so easy to get tired of. You start missing your mom's home cooking, and real dessert, and even ice for your water. Fast food is fun for awhile, but eventually it gets old.
3. The beds
Beds in college are twins beds, which are way smaller than they look. It's also kind of gross to think of how many people have slept on that mattress before you. I have a queen sized bed at home, so sleeping on a twin took some getting used to. Plus the bed was lofted, so my biggest fear coming in to college was falling off of my bed.
4. Quality time
Yes you meet your best friends and bridesmaids in college that you hang out with literally 24/7, but some times you just need your mom. You need to lie on the couch in the living room and binge watch your favorite tv show, or watch whatever sports game is on tv with your dad, or bake with your grandma, or even fight with your little brother. Little things like that are what you didn't realize that you would miss until you didn't have them anymore. So don't take them for granted while you are still living at home.
