While moving into my dorm and saying goodbye to my Mom, I realized that college isn't that bad. I have made some new friends, I joined my school's equestrian team, and I have become my own person. But what I have found hard is adjusting to a whole new place that I am going to call home for the next four years.

1. Missing Your Family is Completely OK

You are so used to having your Mom down the hall and you're also used to seeing her every day. My mom and I would curl up in her bed and I would talk to her about my problems and how my day went. It's weird only seeing her on the weekends and having phone calls throughout the week. The one thing I don't miss is emptying the dishwasher and cleaning up the dog poop.

I will also admit that I miss my younger brother. I miss bickering with him and I miss driving him to and from school every day. I also miss being able to walk down the hall and talk to him about my days and my troubles.

What I'm trying to say is that no matter how far away you are, it is completely okay to miss your family. You're going to miss seeing them every day.

2. You're Going to Miss Your High School Friends

In high school, you're used to seeing the same people every day for four years. When you all graduate, you're going to lose contact but when you're all home, it's like you picked up where you left off. The last time I saw my best friend, I was moving her into college four hours away from me. When we were driving away I cried but I knew I was going to see her soon and by soon, I mean this weekend, which I am so excited for. So Jenna, if you're reading this, you're going get the biggest hug in the world.

In life you're going to lose friends, and that's OK, too. Some people find new friends, you grow apart, or you just lose contact. Distance makes the heart grow fonder and when heartbreaks come around, you realize who your real friends are by the effort they give to see you when you get home.

3. Making New Friends is Harder Than it Sounds

When I moved in, I was so overwhelmed I didn't even know what to do with myself. Thankfully, my roommate and I get along and we are similar to each other. But I wanted to find some new friends, so I met people in my classes and people on my floor. My word of advice is to make friends with your RA because when things get gross in the bathroom or people are loud, you can easily shoot them a text and they will handle it with their group of RA buddies. My new friend David, my roommate Emma, my RA Lex, and I all eat lunch together most Tuesday's and then on Thursday's, Lex, Emma, and I watch "Grey's Anatomy," which is pretty great.

Join clubs and go do things. Go to your building's activities and talk to people on your floor. Make friends and remember that you're starting over. No one at your new school will know who you are or what happened to you in the past.

4. You Are a New Person

What you did in high school doesn't matter anymore. You are in a new town, maybe a new state, and you're surrounded by new people. You might be close to home or you might be like my friend who is four hours away and absolutely killing it over at school. You are not defined by your past and you will make yourself a better person. Change is good and nothing will last forever. Homesickness is temporary but the memories you are about to make will last a lifetime. So go out and live it up and have fun!

So as you go through this adjustment, just remember where you come from. Remember to call your parents to tell them how your day is going, how you're adjusting to life away from home, and ask how they are because they miss you just as much as you miss them.