I knew at one point homesickness would hit me. It felt weird
to me that it has taken this long, maybe because I am still in shock or maybe
because I am running around and doing so much work that I haven’t had the time
to think about it. Either way the timing was just right. I miss my family, my
friends, my dogs, all far away back at home in west palm where I left them a
month ago. It’s strange to me being far from everything I have grown up with. I
have never been away from my parents for a long time. I never went to sleep
away camp. Even being away from my two sisters is starting to make me sad. I
kind of miss them, maybe not the fighting, but its weird being away from them.
Leaving my dogs was one thing I knew would be tough. Not seeing the three faces
I have grown to absolutely adore when I open the door to my dorm is odd. The
constant barking at inanimate objects is something that I don’t miss but that
has been replaced by music and talking from girls on my dorm floor.
Having to transition
into a whole new environment is something strange and somewhat exciting. What
is even more exciting is when you get you see your parents after a month
without them. Last weekend was parent’s weekend. I had been looking forward to
it since my parents dropped me off. I didn’t even have to question if they were
going to make the thirteen hour drive from Lake Worth, Florida to Salem,
Virginia, I knew that they have missed me as much as I have missed them. When I
pulled into the parking lot of the hotel my parents were staying at and saw
their faces as they ran to me, it felt as if I no time had passed since I had
seen them last.
We talked about the
weather, what my sister were up to, how my dogs were and of course how school
is. Seeing them made my homesickness disappear momentarily but now, a week
after parent’s weekend, I miss them more than before. I am not going home for
fall break, thirteen hours is too far of a drive for a week. The next time I see
them will be winter break but I know that it will be great and it gives me something to look forward to. College is such a
big change from high school and doing it without your parent’s takes getting
used to but I think I have been doing okay.
I loved reading this blog post Kelsey! I am so homesick it isnt even funny. Id have to say I miss my pets too so much and even my little brother. It was so great to see my parents last weekend! I love how I could really relate to your blog post. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI loved your post! It was so honest. I couldn't do it. I appreciate so much being able to live at home. But even now I mostly sleep there. Everything is so busy and I miss being apart of my siblings lives, eating dinner at home that sort of thing. I love the details of this story, your feelings at seeing your parents again, missing them after they left. Great post!
ReplyDeletei felt the same way about being homesick. I was almost waiting for it to hit me and i honestly still am. im excited to go home next weekend but i wouldnt say I'm homesick. A lot of relatable things in this post. it was a joy to read.
ReplyDeleteThats funny, after seeing my parents last weekend i miss them less, not really in a bad way, but i used to talk to my mom every day and now i havent talked to her since she left last weekend, Thats probably something shes not very happy about. I've heard of people getting homesick further into the year, and I've also heard that even throughout all four years you'll always have moments when you get homesick.
ReplyDeleteWhat I like about all of the comments above is that they point out that homesickness really is a natural thing. I like that you talk about it here so honestly: that makes for good writing. I sorry that you're not going home for break--that really is a bummer.
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