Home can be so many different places for people. When you're little, it's the place that you live and you play, with the tire swing in the backyard or the blue walls of your bedroom. The older you get, the more that seems to change.

Through high school, home to me was my family and it didn't matter where we were. Honestly, I'm not a big fan of St. Louis and don't really like to refer to it as my 'home', because it doesn't feel homey and I'm going to move on one day. Home to me became people like my friends or the boy I was dating at the time that made me feel so loved and happy. With graduating high school, my new home has become my home away from home.

Going to college was so scary for me. I didn't know if I would be good at being on my own at all, or if I would like my school entirely. After my first semester there though, I can honestly say it is my home away from home and I never want to leave. I love everything about it, the school spirit, the food (sometimes), and most of all the people. I love my sorority sisters and the people I've met through my classes. I've gotten so used to always being around people and always having a roommate, that being back home felt kind of awkward. I didn't like going to sleep alone knowing I wouldn't wake up and play music with my roommate and get ready for class, or go to the gym with my friends or just simple study dates or Starbucks. Anything at my school seemed better with those people around me.

Being home for winter break was very bitter sweet to me. I was happy to be home and around my family again, but I'm very ready to go back. I didn't miss the school work, but I missed my twin sized bed and the person I shared my room with. There were just little things i missed, like being a few doors from my friends, being able to walk everywhere and save gas money, or just my cute dorm room that I felt so comfortable in. My sisters and I are struggling going a few more days without seeing each other! College really does become like your second home and it becomes harder and harder for me to want to leave it as time goes on. I will always enjoy both of my homes, as many times as they will change in the future.