Remember...?

Well, the first module of my first semester of my first year at Oberlin is now finished. Midterm papers: All completed. Midterm exams: All taken (with the exception of the "take-home-open-notes" midterm for my Theater class. Not exactly worried about that though...) There are no classes for the next week, and then after that the fall semester continues. So what, you may ask, will be happening for this week? I'M GOING BACK TO BINGHAMTON, THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING!

I must say, even though I absolutely love, adore, cherish and worship the ground walked upon by this wonderful school and all the wonderful people I have met here, I must admit something: I do miss Binghamton. I know, I KNOW, it seems crazy. I'm having the absolute time of my life in college, and I truly do feel at home here. But I also miss my Binghamton home. My house, my family, my friends, my ADORABLE dog, things like that.

In addition, here are some WONDERFUL things about my home that I have missed very very much at Oberlin and have definitely taken for granted in the past:
•The feeling of showering without shoes on
•Meals that don't require waiting in lines
•Being able to measure time in actual minutes, as opposed to "laundry machine minutes"
•While we're on that topic: Doing laundry. FOR. FREE.
•Constantly wondering whether or not I have enough quarters (again, the laundry thing)
•Bathroom privacy
•Privacy in general (Everything you say in every hall and every room of this dorm can be heard. By everyone.)
•To mention a totally obvious college cliché, food cooked by my wonderful parents
•While we're on the subject of food, The Lost Dog Cafe, Cyber Cafe, Java Joes, Foliage, and J. Michael's.
•BUBBLE TEA (I still haven't made peace with the fact that a school that is home to so many hipsters can possibly not have a place to get bubble tea on or near campus....)
•Being able to go places that are beyond walking distance of home (I don't have a car at Oberlin and don't have any close friends who do, so we don't leave the immediate surrounding town of Oberlin very much...well, ever.)
•Toasters
•All the books/DVDs I left behind (not that we have free time in college or anything...)
•Not having to worry about violating quiet hours
•Not having to deal with sleepless nights caused by other people violating quiet hours
•Being around people who know what a spiedie is

So yes even though I am going to miss Oberlin and my Oberlin friends quite terribly for the next week, I am most definitely looking forward to reaquainting myself with these aspects of Binghamton (and the non-college environment in general). I'll be leaving Oberlin tomorrow afternoon, and returning next weekend. So until then, Happy Fall Break, Obies! :)