When finals come to an end, we all head homeward for the holidays and our minds are stress-free (briefly). But with all the excess time not used studying, we begin to miss everyone from our second home, school. Here are just some of the many people you're bound to miss from your college life over Winter Break.
1. Your college BFF. Because, unless you are super lucky, they don’t live down the road from you. You won't be able to call them up and make late night Zaxby's runs or get ready with them before going out on the weekends. It is a hard adjustment, but as soon as you get used to not having her or him, you get them back for another semester.
2. Your suitemates and roommates. They are your family away from home and they have had to put up with you for the past four or so months. Every time you were sick they brought you soup or medicine and every time you needed your cover paid they had your back. When you were too broke, they always kept you living large. And by living large, I mean the occasional shot of whatever inhabits their freezer and CookOut tray.
3. The cafeteria lady that swipes your student ID. Because she is always so sweet, even when she looks like she hates her job.
4. That one really relatable professor. You know the one who has all the super rad tattoos and is probably only five or six years older than you. The same one you definitely saw out drinking last Thursday at your local bar.
5. That girl you always run into at frat parties. Because she always seems so happy to see you, and whether it's the extreme amounts of alcohol in her system or her bubbly personality, you'll miss her squinted eyes and smiling face.
6. Your RA (if you live on campus). Because they probably know way too much but won't tell because they understand your pain.
7. The Cat Tran (campus shuttle or whatever non-WCU schools call it) drivers. Because they definitely have eavesdropped on some weird conversations, and you have most likely witnessed their facial reactions once hearing said convos.
8. The friend in your least favorite class. Yes, the one you always vent to about how your professor "doesn't know what they're talking about."
9. That professor who always lets you turn in your assignments late. Because somehow they have the tolerance and the time to give you days and sometimes even weeks to turn in a simple discussion board you keep neglecting to do.
10. That one dog that you always say you're going to kidnap but never do because you have morals. Most likely this dog lives in a party house, and you spend Friday and Saturday nights petting him/her because they are absolutely adorable and love the attention of the hundreds of people that cross through their home over the weekend.
11. And most of all, your significant other. Whether they're your boyfriend/girlfriend or you keep things more on the simple side, they make college a thousand times more enjoyable.
