Traci Piercey, top, and Jeannae Richardson
Students admit that getting homesick is natural
It's not just the freshman getting homesick it seems. Across the board, students get homesick when school starts. However, it doesn't apply to everyone.
The school year just started. College students feel the freedom and the responsibilities that come along at this moment in time. Freshman are trying to find their way around campus while forcing themselves not to call their parents every two minutes to say how their day was. However, freshman are not the only ones who are reaching for the phone.
"I miss my dogs and my family," junior early childhood education major Traci Piercey said. The 20-year-old admits that she cries every time she leaves her family, even if she just came home for the weekend.
Jeannae Richardson, however, has no trouble admitting how she feels about home. "I'm so glad to be out of that house," the senior psychology major said with the shake of her head. "Sometimes I think about my family and miss them, but for the most part I'm glad to be here."
Readers may have heard that only freshman get homesick. While this may seem like a true statement, since freshman have never gone away for a long period of time before, the myth can be stated as false but some upperclassman.
"Hello, sixteen hours away from home," sophomore Kayla Piscatelli said. The theatre education major feels right at home at Winthrop, but still misses her family.
So freshman, take comfort in the fact that you are not the only one missing mom and dad. Everyone goes through it, some are just better at dealing with it than others.
