As one of my professors once sarcastically put it: “College is weird.

We take thousands of 18 year-olds and put them in one giant place with a bunch of other “kids,” then we expect them to act like adults.”

It does not matter if you are from the Midwest, the South, East or West Coast. Heck, maybe you’re not even from the Land of Stars and Stripes. One way or another, all of us kids, (pretending to be adults) ended up in the same place a few months ago—college. Despite what I initially thought, I soon learned that I had something in common with everyone here…at some point we all miss home.

So, curious to see if everyone misses their mom as much as I do, I contacted 20 nation wide college kids and asked them one question: what do you miss most about home?

Here is what they said:

1. "I miss the comfort of knowing everyone in my small town" - Female / Riverside, IL

2. "driving around in my car (the Fiesta), listening to music, and chasing thunderstorms." - Female / Appleton, WI

3. I miss living in the same state as all the people I love." - Female / Rochester, MI

4. "...definitely my sister" - Male / Philadelphia, PA

5. "...the familiarity of my house and hugs from my parents. My Mom and Dad are so good at consoling me in hard times and celebrating with me in good times." - Female / Troy, MI

6. “definitely Loumalnatis pizza” – Male / Crestwood, IL

7. “warm weather” – Male / Kansas City, KS

8. "...having every place or building that I drive by associated with a good memory" - Male / Royal Oak, MI

9. “chilling with my bros every weekend” – Male / Riverside, IL

10. "I can't even complain because I have a private bathroom here at college, but I really miss my bathtub." - Female / Kaukauna, WI

11. "my dad...he's my main man." – Male / New Berlin, WI

12. "I've always known my Mom was a great cook...but college has really showed me how much I miss her home cooked meals." - Female / Shelton, CT

13. “my bed” – Female / Washington, D.C.

14. “watching the sun set with my friends” – Female / Boston, MA

15. “wifi that actually works” – Male / Montclair, NJ

16. “I miss the traffic, everything is so slow here.” – Male / Hartford, CT

*Author's Note: He goes to school in downtown Milwaukee*

17. “coming home to my dog super excited to see me” – Male / Port Washington, WI

18. “my Mom” – Female / Commerce, MI