To those who are far away
Trial and Error
Some may say that I did it the wrong way. Instead of leaving Michigan for college and setting sail on my own, my parents moved with me.
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Tag Archives: home
Homesickness remedies for the ailing traveler
Homesickness is a common result of spending time away from the people and places you’re used to, but with the right strategies, it won’t be long before you’re back on the wanderlust trail yet again.
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Photo essay: What makes Berkeley feel like home
Current UC Berkeley students were asked about how Berkeley began to feel like home for them after they moved here for college. This is how they described settling into an unfamiliar place. Sayi Boddu, freshman Photos: Daniel Ho/Staff Before freshman Sayi Boddu arrived at UC Berkeley, he wasn’t sure
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How to spot an American abroad
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Being abroad is an amazing way to immerse yourself in a new culture and experience a way of living that’s different and exciting. Since arriving in Australia and living near the university I’ll be attending, I’ve began to notice that it’s quite easy to tell who is local and who is just visiting — namely, from America.
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Homecoming
I’m a people person, there’s no doubt about it. I enjoy having face-to-face human interactions a lot more than having an online presence, and I would much rather meet you in real life than continuously text back and forth. Yet, I dread (and there’s really no other way to describe
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Give me liberty or give me laundry
We could go on forever about all of the glorious parts about being home. It’s where the heart is — as well as the freedom from washing our own dishes. We get to spend time with our parents, and more importantly our dog, while dodging the responsibilities that weigh so heavily on us during
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What you’ll definitely do while home for Thanksgiving break
It’s that strange time of year again: Thanksgiving break. We’re all familiar with the awkwardly short five-day break we get, nicely placed right before finals. We all know about the joys of going home, sleeping in our own beds, seeing our pets and being bombarded with questions about school, life
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10 signs you’re already done with summer
It’s time to face the truth. Summer is already more than half way over. But for some of you, that’s a good sign. The breaks that college offers you are so much longer than what you’re used to; you officially are lost for directions in how to spend the rest of
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Locals only
We’ve all done it before — scoffed at the tourists gaping in the hometowns we’ve come to take for granted. Coming home from college definitely comes with a newfound appreciation for being a local and, with that, an entitled sense of all-knowingness. So here’s to all of those Internet dweebs out there who come to our sacred places of living and have absolutely no idea what they’re doing.
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Things we take for granted at home
Summer break 2k16 has finally arrived, and already most of us are lazing around at home. Whether you’re staying for a short week or the entire three months, home offers many comforts that we’ll quickly grow used to once again and take for granted. While the excitement of being liberated
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