Dear Mom and Dad,

I know it has to be rough on you watching me move away once again to start my junior year of college but think of all that I'm doing here that is going to help be me a better person in the long run. I am sure it is rough not having someone to clean the bathroom as well as I do or not having someone to stay up late watching food network with.

Do not worry, though, I will be doing the same things here in Kent that I do at home! I know you wish I would have stayed home for college but coming to Kent for the past three years truly is what is best for me and my future. Despite the distance between us I truly feel me going away to college has only made us closer. I know you both of you were worried about me going away and not being near any family but I have made friends here in Kent that seemed to have turned into my second family.

So no need to worry, I am being taken care of here. I have gained more independence that I could have if I had stayed in Toledo. I will be home to visit soon so do not worry about me being gone for too long.

Thankfully I am surrounded by people who care about me very much and make the pain of missing you both dearly a little bit easier. The homesickness will soon ease away and we will all get back into the swing of all being busy and far away from each other.

Soon enough there will come a time when I do not have to leave at the end of every summer for college and I will be back home in Toledo trying to make my way in the real world. You both have done everything you could have to prepare me for college and are doing everything you can to prepare me for the so-called real world.

Despite what I may say I do miss you both very much and there are times when I wish we were not so far away. So for now, it is a see you soon, plenty of "I love yous" and tons of "I miss yous". Then only thing I would change about college is I would move home right next to here so I could come home just for dinner.