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16 Things That Feel Weird When You Go Home

But, it's a ton of fun.

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16 Things That Feel Weird When You Go Home
Taren Swartz

To be honest, I was extremely apprehensive about going home for my high school's homecoming. I did anyways because it was my baby sisters’ first homecoming. The whole experience was very weird. I felt out of place, much like shorts in the winter. It’s not that you cannot wear shorts in the winter, it is just weird and you will probably feel cold.

1. It looks like a Friday night football game. The lights are shining and you feel as if you should be in the stands cheering in the student section, but you are no longer a student there.

2. It sounds like what feels like millions of people asking about college. How do you like college so fall? What’s your major? How are your grades? How is your roommate? Are you having fun?

3. It feels like going out to dinner with your little sisters and having a blast.

4. It feels like going to pictures at the lake, where of course the ground is always wet. 5. It feels like going to Rita’s with one of your best friends and talking for what feels like a lifetime about anything and everything (there's now hot chocolate and apple cider flavors for fall). 6. It smells like pumpkin everything. This year, the pumpkin festival was being held on the same weekend as homecoming. It feels like exhaustion. You say out until midnight and beyond with your friends each night you are home.

7. It feels like irresponsibly spending your money. You are home and you wanna go out with your friends.

8. It feels like visiting your old boss and catching up with her about her life.

9. It feels like having constant plans and neglecting all the duties you have as a college student. I was seriously never home.

10. It feels like being everyone’s tech support person. You would think that my fourteen-year-old sisters would be able to solve these problems, but they do not.

11. It feels like sleeping in on Saturday and waking up to your dogs’ barking.

12. It feels like doing your laundry for free.

13. It feels like waking up at an ungodly hour on a Sunday so you can see the last of your remaining friends. 14. It feels like going to a local park and getting so many amazing pictures of flowers. 15. It feels like visiting the lake and being pleasantly surprised by the clarity of the water.

16. It feels like home. College is a really big adjustment. Sometimes, it feels really nice to go home and enjoy chocolate chip cookies with your family, no matter how loud they get.

Overall, I had a lot of fun this homecoming weekend hanging out with all of my friends. It was really fun and I got a lot of cool flower pictures. I would not have wanted to spend this weekend with anyone else besides my amazing friends. I cannot wait until fall break this weekend!

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