Home Sweet Home

Ah…there definitely is no place like home! Exams are over, and I get to just sit back and relax until the next semster starts. It’s so weird to be back here, sleeping in my old room, seeing my old friends, going back to my old job. The strangest thing is that it feels like I never left. I just slipped back into my pre-college life. Of course, my friends and I all have tons of crazy stories about our experiences the past few months, but overall, we’re the same as we were. It’s good to know that the rumors aren’t true; when you go to college, it doesn’t mean that you’re leaving your old friends behind!
But as much as I love my friends from back home, I miss my college life too! I mean, here, I have to go to sleep at a reasonable hour and I can’t just go next door to talk to my best friends. But I do get real, homemade food! And best of all, no homework for three weeks!!!
I can’t get over how strange these past few days have been! I feel like I’ve become a totally new person since I started going to Michigan last August, but in so many ways, things are still the same. I haven’t lost my old friends, I’ve just made a whole bunch more. I haven’t grown apart from my family, I’ve just made a new one in Ann Arbor. During the holidays, you really start thinking about the importance of your friends and family, and I don’t want to sound cheesy, but I wouldn’t have survived the semester without them!
So I wish everyone happy holidays. Enjoy the break, and have a great New Year!