Next week I see my home for the first time in almost three months!

[TimeChaser]

I can't wait :)

[Crazy Guggenheim]

Wow! Hope everything's ok!!

[NMMNG]

1. Cool!

Have you been away at school or something?

[TimeChaser]

2. Yep

This is my first year in college. I'm living three and a half hours away and I do not drive.

[NMMNG]

5. That must be tough

My college was only 30 minutes from home and I drove so it was not a difficult transition. I moved out after the first semester but it was still only a half hour from where I had been.

[hfojvt]

7. then it is not really "home" any more

I was six hours away when I went to college and did not get a driver's license until I was 22. I would have stayed the whole time, except the dorm kicked us out during trimester breaks. I used to be just about the only person there around Cursegiving.

[TimeChaser]

8. No matter what, I cannot see the dorms as my home.

Really, I don't think I'm made for living in a small area with many people, the stress has been insane.

[hfojvt]

10. true, dorms are not home

but now, neither is your parents home, probably. Well, except for having an unbalanced roommate and a non-private sleeping area, I remember my freshman year kinda fondly - learning to play chess, risk, and 500. Watching TV in the lounge and lifting weights.

Dammit, only I also remember a conversation in the cafeteria. I said "dang, this sucks." And he said "someday you will look back on this as a great time." I said "no, I won't, because I am keeping a journal."

Now I need to dig out my journal and remind myself of how much it sucked. Dealing with my roommate was a major bummer, but in my sophomore year I got a single room, but I also lost the lounge where we played cards and risk. Probably the part that really sucked was the not-getting-laid part which now does not seem like such a big deal.

[hickman1937]

3. Why so long away?

I'm not nosey, I just love a good story.

[TimeChaser]

9. Well, I don't drive

Although there's now a conspiracy to try and get me to get my license, it seems.

[Kathleen04]

4. Enjoy it!!

A little over a month longer for me then it will be the first time I've been home in 6 months!! I decided to stay at school and take classes/work this summer..all in all it's been good, but a long time.

[WCGreen]

6. Have fun... You will see a difference though....