Dear Homesick,
First of all, welcome to Fairfield! Your home for the next four years. Now, don’t fret when I say that. I call it home because I promise that in enough time it truly will feel like another home. However, this doesn’t mean that at the beginning it isn’t normal to feel homesick, especially with someone you’re in love with back home. As much as it hurts to be homesick I have some good news for you; it’ll slowly fade away.
When first getting to college, you’re so used to your life at home, your friends at home, hell even your chores you left at home. It’s easy to sit and think about all these things you miss when you’re sitting in class and trying to find where you fit in. I suggest joining a club, an intramural sport, or even leaving your door opened to meet more people.
Over time, you’ll go to parties, begin working on group work with people from class, and those people will become your friends. Soon enough, you’ll find yourself in an amazing group of people where you feel comfortable and right at home. And when you go home for breaks, it may sound funny now, but you’ll see that you’ll miss your friends at Fairfield.
As far as your girlfriend, family, and even pets, they will still be there when you go home, which is the best part! Of course still keep in touch with them as much as possible, but make sure you’re also getting out there and making new friends, experiences and memories. After all, these are the best four years of our lives.
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