Having your laundry done by your mom, receiving a home-cooked meal, and being able to sleep in your bed, are all things that I am able to enjoy every weekend when I go home. I understand that being a college student, I should be able to learn how to live my life and not go home most of the time, but I am 100% a homebody and I absolutely love going home.
In high school, I remember telling my parents that I want to go to college far and never have to come home because I hate home that much, normal teenage angst. But, now I laugh at myself because every Friday at 3:00 after my class, I take the 50-minute ride back to my hometown and stay there until around 6:00 pm Sunday night. It has become a routine of mine to be able to do this, so when something comes up and I cannot stay the weekend, I get very bad anxiety.
Coming home every weekend does have it's pro's, but it also has many negatives such as missing many of the parties, and not being able to make memories with many of my friends. My mother always yells at me to stay at school and hang out with my "bros", but I would much rather be watching Glee in my own bed at home than anything else.
Going home also gives me the sense to pretend that I am not a college student. I go home and I am not on campus, surrounded by the people I live who live on my floor, or anything else for that matter. It's enjoyable that I can do my homework from the comfort of my own home than anywhere else.
It's sad that many people look down on college students who go home a lot. I am fortunate to live close to my university, and if an emergency arises, my parents can be here in half-an-hour, (if my mom is driving.) As stated before, I am a homebody and I need to be home at least every weekend, or I become very anxious.
I adore my house, and my hometown. I am able to stay there and enjoy the amenities that it offers every weekend after my classes are over. In just a few short weeks, I will be heading home for the summer and I am beyond excited! Other homebodies will understand how amazing summer is because we are able to be home ALL THE TIME. I will soon get over my homesickness, hopefully, but right now, I'm counting down the days until next weekend, when I am able to go home again.
