Time flies so fast. I feel like it was just yesterday when I got my high school diploma. And now, the first semester is ending. Classes are over. Only final examinations and requirements are left before the semester finally ends.
Before I entered college, I was really nervous of what will happen to me especially that the school I was about to enter is very prestigious and it will be the first time that I will be away from my parents. I have never thought I can say this but I can say that somehow I successfully did the first of my (hopefully) eight semesters in college. It was not as bad as I thought it would be. Honestly, I am proud of myself that I have experienced many things in just five months. From academics to solo experiences, everything was memorable. Obviously, by the time I'm home, I will be telling so many stories and I will be asked so many questions.
If you are with me now, you will really feel that I am very excited to go home. I am ready to forget the daily things I do here and to do the normal things I do at home that I used to do before I went here. I am very eager to eat the delicious home-cooked food - may it be vegetables, meat or seafood. Also, I want to fill my stomach with all those sweet and juicy fruits that I normally eat before. I really think I will gain weight when I return here. I am thrilled to see my family, friends and old classmates. I am pretty sure that I will be mostly out of our house to meet them. Even I am not home yet, I already have many invites from my friends. That's the edge of having many friends.
It's not that I don't like it here but there is really no place like home. Of course, for sixteen years, I lived at the same place so it's normal for me to miss it. Even everything I need is here, I will still remember my memories there that will make me visit it or even let me stay there. Same is true for most of my dorm mates here. Most of them even goes home weekly and for others like me who came from far places are also excited to go home. There are even some who will go home earlier than me. I believe that this feeling will be felt by anyone who will be away from their hometown.
Being away from your family and friends is hard. But I think, this is a way to know within yourself who you think is closer to your heart. For almost five months that I am gone, I realized that the one I miss the most is my family. As a teen, I am really close with my family, opposite with most teens. I miss the time that we eat, go to church, watch television, stay up late night or just talk together. I am excited to cope with them. Also, some of the people that I miss are my close relatives, close friends and my former classmates in high school. Being away sometimes is a good thing.
I will surely miss this semester. Because of the many things I experienced, this will be very long if I mention them. At least this proves that I made the right decision of studying here. Since I enjoyed my first semester, I am looking forward to a meaningful second semester.
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