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I've Come To Realize My Vacation Is College Not Home And I Miss These 14 Things When I'm Not There

New Mexico sucks and I miss my friends.

Kylee Pearl
Jul 16, 2018
East Carolina University
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I've Come To Realize My Vacation Is College Not Home And I Miss These 14 Things When I'm Not There
Kylee Pearl

Being home for the summer is all fun and games until you realize that it's not. Once you start growing up, the summer becomes a boring wasteland where you have to work all the time and never get to do what you actually want to do.

College is starting to call my name and I cannot wait to get back for my final fall semester as a senior this year. But here are a few things that I start to miss during this summer heat.

1. My friends

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I go to college 2,000 miles away, so going home for the summer means I don't get to see my friends from school for a whole 3 months.

2. Bread

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North Carolina loves. their. bread. And all things fried. I complain about it while I'm at school, but once I'm back home, all I want is some Bojangles.

3. My independence

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Yes, I missed having home-cooked meals and not having to clean up for myself, but I was just getting used to living on my own and attempting to boil water.


4. My sanity

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Having to put up with people from high school, telling your mom where you're going all the time, working, and trying to stay sane seems almost impossible.

5. Motivation to do anything

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It seems like I only have motivation during the school year, and even then it's questionable.

6. Learning

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I actually kind of like learning about things. Crazy- I know.

But school helps me and my mind busy, even when I complain about all the homework.

My brain cells seems to just die off in the summer heat, so

7. Being as weird as I want without judgement

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College is a magical place. I can go to class in my snuggie and eat as much pizza as I want and no one will bat an eye.

8. Knowing exactly what I'm going to be doing everyday

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I like schedules and knowing what to expect.

9. Looking hideous and not giving a damn

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Like I said, college is a magical place where I don't have to wear make-up or jeans or even brush my hair. Ponytails and leggings for dayzzzz.

10. Being surrounded by food and eating it all

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It's impossible to stop eating at college. I'm constantly surrounded by food and I just can't say no.

11. Water

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Water. Literally any form of water. I live out in the middle of New Mexico where it does not rain, there is no humidity, and there is no beach. Take me back to college now!

12. Diversity

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Like I said, New Mexico. Not really know for much, including it's diversity.

13. Sleep

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I sleep more at school than I do at home. With working and staying up super late to binge more episodes of "Kimmy Schmidt", I never get to rest my tired, tired eyes. Bless late classes and personal scheduling.

14. Being busy

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I like being busy and having a purpose in life (at least for a little bit).

No hate against New Mexico or summer but I'm so excited to get back to college where I can actually sleep and have fun. I never thought school would be the place for that, but it's becoming more and more clear that my vacation IS college. So I'm going to enjoy it while I can!

Let me know of any other amazing things you college peeps are missing right about now. We have to stick together during hard times.

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