Author: Andrew

I’m not sure how close you might be to your parents, or what point you are in your life, but for me, sometimes I get pretty homesick. My parents are pretty cool, and I’ve gotten pretty close to them for a variety of reasons. It’s a special relationship I share with them that is similar to the one I have with my sister (Yes, I have a sister. She’s pretty cool). I know this might seem personal, but I’m allowed to talk about whatever I want, so just deal with it.

When you are away from people that you really care about, you must find other ways to deal with it. One of those things is the friends that I have at school. I feel that I’ve been able to get very close with my roommates and other friends at school. We have very close friendships, and sometimes we rely on each other. Although I wouldn’t say they replace my parents or my sister, I feel it makes it easier to cope with being away from the people who matter the most to me.

The human brain relies on good, strong relationships to maintain sanity. Many studies talk about this. This idea might come off as very blunt because it really is. I don’t see my friends as people I have gotten close to because I am away from the closest people in my life. Instead, they are a result of it. Does this make sense? I hope it does. I feel like what you should gain from this post is the importance of the relationships of the people around you. Sometimes, you might not realize it, but a relationship you hold could falter even though you don’t mean it or know it at the end of the day. Keep the people that matter to you close because those are the people that will always care for you at the end of the day.

I will always have my parents and my sister. Despite this, I still feel guilty about going to school far away from them because sometimes I feel like I’m abandoning them. On the flip side, I’m happy here, so it’s a weight on my back that I just have to hold. No matter what, family and friends are the most essential things in my life. Even though sometimes I realize this more than others, I have constant reminders that reinforce the importance of those relationships. Thank god for the people close to me. I don’t know what I’d do without you.

So I’m lucky enough to have my own room at my school. It’s very different from my traditional dorm experience last year. There are many benefits to having your own room, the biggest one being privacy. I’m a pretty private person, in my opinion, and I also happen to spend a lot of time in my room. I feel like, for most people, your room is kind of like your sanctuary from the outside world. It’s your one space that you don’t have to share with others. Unless you’re married. I have some time, so it’s not something I’m worrying about currently.

My room has, let’s say, a personality. It has its ups and downs, just like any normal person. I completely forgot to mention this, but I obviously have two rooms because there are times in the year when I’m at school and other times when I’m at home. I prefer my room at home because it’s a masterpiece designed by Ikea and Wayfair.com. It’s very minimalistic, which is how I am as a person, even though I’m a straight mess at the same time. Come to think of it, the shade in my room is broken. I tried to fix it the last time I was home, but it just got worse.

When I look back at living in a dorm last year, I feel like I was much more motivated to clean because you’re literally sleeping less than 5 feet away from your roommate. Obviously, that style of living has its ups and downs, but I think it taught me to be more considerate of others, especially when living with them. That’s definitely another one of my biggest pet peeves. When I compare both rooms, though, I feel like there is a common theme, which is laundry. I hate doing laundry like most people until I pull everything out of the dryer and it smells good and is warm. Then it’s not so bad after all. However, when I’m behind on laundry (I’m really just too lazy to do it), my room really gets bad. Like really bad. It gets even worse when I have a cup because it’ll just sit on my desk empty, and I’ll get thirsty, so I’ll get a different cup of water, and then there are two cups on my desk. I’ve had up to 5 empty cups in my room at once, and let’s just say that when you combine that with laundry, my bed not made, and your homework from the night before, it’s a disaster.