At first, it’s a relief getting to come home. The stress of finals is over, so now I can watch Netflix without any kind of guilt. A break from school, exams, and 8 a.m. classes is exactly what I need. This will be great. And at first, it is great, but then the post school depression starts to set in...
“How many days until I can move back to [Insert College Town Here]?” Aka, the first stage of post school depression. All in the world is great until this thought crosses your mind. You were doing fine at home, but all the things you wanted to do at home have now become boring. You’re starting to miss the spontaneity of college and other little things.
At this point, everything starts to remind you of the memories you and your friends made back in your college hometown. You begin thinking of all the things your college hometown has that your home hometown doesn’t have. “The Target here isn’t the same as the one back in [college hometown]” or “There’s absolutely nothing to do here, I wish I was back in [college hometown].”
Then comes the part where you start missing everything, like, “I miss my friends, I miss this and that restaurant, and I miss the homeless man that lives by the local grocery store.” Even the things that you didn’t think you would miss, you do. And it's those things that make you realize that you don’t know what you have until it’s gone.
You find any and every reason to go back to your college hometown. “Well maybe I should take a trip there because I borrowed my friend’s shirt before we left and I’m sure she absolutely needs it ASAP.” OK, so in reality your reason to go back isn’t that legitimate, but you’ll think of anything to get you back.
You start to wonder how you ever lived without your college hometown. “How in the world did I ever live in this town for more than three months.” Yeah, your hometown may not be horrible per se, but it will never compare to your college hometown.
Most of us still may be counting down the days to return to our lovely college hometown. We’re looking forward to the reunion with friends and the fun memories that will be made within the next year. It may seem like a lifetime away until move-in day, but on the bright side, you know you picked the right college if you’re counting down the days to get back.
