I’ve been at college for three months now and I realized I’m not very homesick… at least in the typical ways. I don’t crave to be home and wish to not be at college. In fact, I love my college so much. I was thinking just today, I couldn’t be happier with the direction God’s taking me and the place I’ve chosen to call my “home away from home.”

But I do still miss home… and honestly, I there are some things I hate about being away from college…

1. I hate feeling like a visitor in my own home

Coming home, I feel like I’m violating space. My family figured out a routine without me and I realized I don’t know it, so I feel like I’m always doing something wrong.

2. I hate living out of a bag whenever I visit

If anything makes me feel like a visitor, it’s that. Having to pack up and unpack when I get to my own house.

3. I hate not knowing what’s going on in my little sister’s life

My sister and I lived a room apart for 16 years, and now I hardly ever hear from her. I feel like I’m missing out on so much…

4. I hate that I don’t get to see some of my best friends every day

High school was great because I had my best friends every single day, and don’t get me wrong, I love my college friends, but those people… some of them changed my life. I miss them all so much, all the time.

5. I hate feeling like my bedroom is a foreign country

Heck yeah I miss my bed. It’s comfy, but coming into my bedroom and some of my mom’s things are piled onto my bed. It’s like I was never there.

6. I hate seeing my family and realizing I’ve missed out on so much

Talking to my cousins, who’ve always been my best friends, and realizing I wasn’t there the last time everyone went my grandma’s for dinner… and then realizing I missed out on a fun night and having to hear about it second hand… it’s rough.

7. I hate that I only stay in contact with people because of SnapChat

I mean, I’m glad I still talk to those people. But it’s a lot different, especially because I want to see them or actually hear what’s going on in their lives.