In my personal experience, coming home from college is a bittersweet experience.
It means saying goodbye to my closest friends for a while, which always proves to be the most difficult aspect to come to terms with. It also means going from living on my own to living with my parents again, which is a transition that can take some adjustment. However, I always find comfort in being where I grew up again and being able to see my family every day after being away for so long. Here are 5 things that inevitably happen when a college student makes their way home:
1. You sleep for an outrageous period of time
It's more like hibernation than sleep, really. After months on a cheap college mattress, coming home to your own familiar bed is priceless and means that you'll be catching up on sleep for quite a long time.
2. You smother your pet with attention
You can talk to everyone else on the phone, but you really can only communicate with your pet in person. And you missed them so much, so you have to spend every minute possible letting them know that.
3. You wear all of your old clothes again
Remember the sweatpants and sweatshirts that weren't cute enough to bring to college? Yeah, you're going to be wearing those around the house all day, every day.
4. You avoid people from high school in public
You came back home to see family and friends, not that guy who was mean to you in chemistry in 11th grade. Avoid eye contact at all costs.
5. You eat way too much
Every college student's diet tends to go downhill when they're at school (Is mac and cheese a food group? What about chicken nuggets?). So when you come home and have the opportunity to eat vegetables again, you're obviously going to have to seize that opportunity.
