We know the feeling. You pack up your car, hug your sorority sisters and boyfriend goodbye, with tears in your eyes. "How can I go home without these people?" you think to yourself. "This summer will be miserable. I can't WAIT to get back to school", you think. But there is something so refreshing, comfortable, and wonderful about going back home for the summer.
1. You are reunited with your high-school friends.
No matter the distance, whether they are hundreds of miles, or simply down the road from you in a different Sorority house, you grow apart from your high school friends during the course of the school year. When you move back home for the summer, you are re-connected with those who know you, and debatably, love you, the best. Bring on the nostalgic memories, and 'high school friends' reunions.
2. You are no longer dependent on yourself.
Being back home for the Summer means that you are in the arms of those who are still responsible for you: your parents. So much of college includes being responsible for yourself, making your own decisions, feeding yourself, buying day-to-day items for yourself, and so much more, but moving back home gives you the ability to let your parents do what they're best at: take care of you.
3. You get to spend time with your family.
Some people are probably reading this heading, rolling their eyes and thinking "yeah, right", but it's true. Moving home for the Summer gives you a chance to spend time with the people you don't always get to see, including those who have provided for you, laughed with you, cried with you, and those who know you best. The sibling fights and curfews may seem annoying at first, but when you're turning 30-something and have a family of your own, you'll realize just how important the moments together really are.
4. You get to relax.
Summer is a season created for relaxation. Whether you've found yourself a summer nannying job, a vacation to the beach, a picnic in the local park ,or grabbing ice cream with a friend in the evening, you're more than likely experiencing a level of relaxation you can't experience during the business of the school year. Being at home, and prancing around your stomping grounds is comfortable, relaxing, and overall, blissful. It's one of the many reasons that moving back home for the summer isn't actually all that bad.
