From College to Home for the Holidays

Posted on 10th Dec 2011 @ 2:47 AM

Going home for winterbreak is bittersweet for all college students. Your heart may be heavy from separating from your beloved suite mates or college boyfriend or girlfriend and your fun, anything goes way of living, but the upside is you are going home for the holidays!

Reuniting with your friends and family can be an exciting and grounding experience. Share funny stories and gossip about what is going on at your school and use the time to reminisce and re-establish your relationships. Talking about hardships with college friends or hashing out the reasons you've chosen to change your major can help to reset your prospective. You may find the change in surrounding refreshing. Also keep in mind that with the current rates of college students moving back home after graduation (a whopping 85%), preserving these relationships is more than beneficial.

If you find yourself struggling with replacing your curfew-less dorm with rule-enforcing parents (ugh! Need I say more?), do not fret. They may treat you like you're still a child in diapers, but remember their love and concern (as annoying as it may be) is meant well- believe me, it is! Also, don't expect parents and family members to understand everything that you are learning in your classes or what college life has been like. Afterall, even if your parents were able to go to college it was different in their day.

Regardless of how you feel, appreciate your family and friends for who they are, your personal at-home support system. And if you are really strugglying with the change in atmosphere, rest easy! You'll be back on campus living your college lifestyle sooner than you know it!

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