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5 Stages Of Being Home From College

Even Though It Feels Like Forever, It Goes By Quick

Maggie Reid
Aug 14, 2017
Utica College
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5 Stages Of Being Home From College
The Wandering Wanderlusters

1) Relief.

No more deadlines! No more tests! No more alarms! Until you decide to tell your boss that you're home from college.You can see your dog! Everyday! For months!

2) Boredom.

All your friends from home are working, you're working, and your friends from school are working or live too far away. You start to miss taco bell runs and walking down the hall to see your best friends. Summer has only just began and it feels like it's going to be the longest one ever.

3) You realize that school is coming up and summer is almost over, and even though it felt like forever you realize that you haven't really done anything.

Like go to the beach, or anything else because you were too busy working or watching netflix. Now is the time to cram as much activities as possible into a short span of time so you don't feel like you missed out on anything.

4) Packing

Time to fit your entire closet into tiny boxes! You haven't worn those shirts since middle school? Well, you never know when you're going to wear them, so I would bring them just in case (you won't).

5) You're finally back with your friends! And while you're happy to be back, the realization that school starts in a few days starts to slowly dawn on you.... But then you remember baking cookies at midnight, spontaneous ice cream runs, and blasting music while cramming for that one test, and suddenly being back to school sounds pretty great.

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