Coming out of a finals week that felt impossible, winter break was the greatest Christmas gift that any student could have asked for. However; as the month goes on and more and more time is being spent with extended family, I think I speak for everybody when I say that missing school definitely kicks in.

There is no place quite like college where you live with your best friends 24/7, play by your own rules, and make your own decisions. Because we have been exposed to this, living under someone else's roof starts to get a little tricky.

Obviously going back and having to start classes while transitioning back into the routine of doing actual work is going to be a difficult transition. I will definitely be sad to say goodbye to the luxuries of home like showering barefoot, sleeping in my own bed, and being able to get in my car and go as I please.

On the other hand, the excitement of being back at my second home is something that I simply cannot just put out of my head. I know that every one of us cannot wait to see our friends, get back to those brisk morning walks to The Pit and everything else that comes with being a college student (in this case a Wake Forest student).

Winter break went faster than I thought it would; a month felt like the longest possible time that I could have off at the beginning. With only about a week to go, and my downtime coming to a close, I realize that as much as I love being at home with my family and not having to worry about work or deadlines, I cannot wait to be back in my element at school. There is no place like home, but there definitely is no place like school either.