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4 Ways You Know if Your University Is Home

Of course there is no place like home, but how do you know if your school really is home?

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4 Ways You Know if Your University Is Home
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When I was younger a big portion of my life would be found in between places. I was constantly living on the wayside. Babbling happily to my grandmother as we rode a Philadelphia subway, sleeping on board a Florida--bound train and riding planes to and from countries abroad. I always hated being in the middle ground. I liked the travel-the anticipation of flight--it was intoxicating, but the takeoff was always jarring. There’s a moment where you’re not sure if you are in the sky yet or still making the leap into the atmosphere. You don’t yet know your place in your new environment yet.I imagine that this is what college is like. The unfolding of bed sheets and the making of new friends doesn’t make a place home. Learning the names of the neighbors and the quirks of a building can’t make sleeping at night any easier. For a while, I’m sure I’ll be bumbling in the dark. Yet my career as a childhood wanderer has provided me with tell tale signs to know if a place is truly home.

1.You aren’t just surviving inside of your university, but you’re thriving. There are clubs or sports that keep you stimulated, people who bring out the best in you and emerging memories that you’ll cherish forever.


2.You have a shoulder to cry on. There’s going to be times where problem solving starts with a few stray tears. When troubles come you will want to retreat to a person who knows how to make you feel instantly better.

3.There are quirks to your schedule that makes your home life unique. This could range from grabbing coffee with a friend between classes to watching a movie marathon after finals week. Small traditions are the heart of any home.


4.You’re happy. When you truly find a place to call home there’s no shortage of laughter. You aren’t weighed down with the stress of strife or avoid people to the point of bitterness. Your comfortable, content and satisfied.



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