Why I Embrace Being Homesick
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Why I Embrace Being Homesick

It's all in the little things.

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Why I Embrace Being Homesick
New York Times

I'm a senior in college, and I still get homesick. No, not the kind of homesick that instantly occurred after my family went back to New Jersey after dropping me off at Holy Cross for the first time. Rather, I miss the little things, and in this, I have learned to deal with the adjustments that come along with going away to college. In the end, it has made me stronger.

I miss sitting at my kitchen counter on a Sunday morning while sipping on a cup of coffee. I miss driving on routine rodes to familiar places. I miss my full-size bed. I miss my pets. I miss my family. I miss my friends. I miss all of my favorite restaurants. I miss bagels and pizza. I miss my bathroom. I miss my routines. I miss a good home-cooked meal. I miss always having a full supply of food. I miss the familiarity of being home.

Random things that I miss about home cross my mind at random times. Sometimes there are days that I wish I could just curl up on my basement couch and watch countless hours of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, but life isn't that simple.

College has taught me that it is okay to be homesick. It is okay to want to go home, to need to go home. It is okay to cry about it. We've all had those moments when we just want to cry because our parents are hours away. With this in mind, the longer I am away from home, the more I enjoy and appreciate returning to a place of such comfort.

As the saying goes, "home is where the heart is". To add to this, I also believe that home is where your loved ones are, where you feel the most comfortable.

Although we are a mere few weeks into the semester, it's okay to feel homesick. The next time you return home may not be for awhile, but when you do, it will be one of the best feelings in the world.

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