One of the main reasons I miss college is because it provides me with an environment to be my own person, free from parental oversight or influence of longtime friends. Old habits stick with old environments, so going back to school is equivalent to continuing all the goals you've made since freshman year.

This could be becoming healthier, studying harder, making more friends, getting out more, learning guitar; whatever the dream is, I can assure you it started becoming a reality once you left home. College provides my life with a schedule, albeit not always a fun one, a schedule nonetheless.

Isn't it hard to live the life you dream of when you're still at your parent's house? Following a new lifestyle when you're surrounded by the same neighbors and town? There's a strange magic about college, something about an entire population of people being drained of life at the same time forms an unspoken bond.

Going to Einstein's Bagels at 1 AM in your pajamas isn't all that unheard of, walking past your lounge and seeing 10 strangers sharing food and watching Monsters Inc. is a daily occurrence, and running to the library for free pizza is almost mandatory.

There are other things I truly miss about college, like the drive it provides me and this new life where I feel in control.

I hope I can be home again soon, my college home.