Don't lie, us college kids love going home for the holidays. Living on your own in college has its perks, but it can be oh so challenging at the same time. Coking for yourself gets old and never tastes like how your mom makes it, and being poor get's really old really fast. here's a list of 10 reasons why I look forward to traveling home every holiday season.

1. Free food.

Every kid thinks their mom's food is the best they have ever tasted...especially after trying to budget your money all semester and realizing all you can afford is ramen noodles and occasionally box Mac and cheese.

2. Your mom will do your laundry.

Nothings worse about living on your own than having to fold your own laundry. Lucky for me, my mom is always quick to help me do my laundry every time I come home.

3. Home-cooked meals.

God bless food I don't have to cook for myself. Mom's spaghetti just doesn't compare to what I attempt to make at school.

4. The time apart from home made you appreciate it just a little more.

Once you go away to college and you come home for your first break, you start to appreciate your little hometown for all it has to offer.

5. Your own bed.

I don't even have to explain this one.

6. Your hometown friends.

After I went to a different school than all of my friends it's nice to know we will all be home for the Holiday's and will get to reconnect like we were never apart.

7. Your hometown restaurants.

I miss those little resteraunts that serve my favorite foods when I'm away at school, whether it's my favorite sushi place or my favorite breakfast sandwich at First Watch, I'm always excited to get home to my favorite foods.

8. Your pets.

I miss my dog always. He's one of the best things about coming home from college.

9. The beach, or the snow, whichever your hometown permits.

The sunshine is calling my name every time i travel home to Southwest Florida back to my favorite beach. Whether it's the beach or the snow, college kids are always eager to spend time at home during the holidays.

10. Family time.

Most of all, it's nice to get to spend time with your loved one's during the Holiday season.

Sometime it takes going away to college to realize all the little things you appreictae about living at home. Whether it's the food, your dog, or your family, there's something each college kid gets excited about when they get to take a break from school and enjoy their hometown once again.