Hi, all.

So, our semester is officially over. Or, the fun part at least. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy classes, and I am still interested in my classes and the subjects even though it’s online. But, I have to admit, I miss my friends. I miss my in-person classes. I miss not having to depend on an internet connection to learn or having to worry about showing a messy room off during class. I miss Penn State.

A lot of people feel the same way; that much is clear. But I think the biggest problem isn’t even being addressed in terms of college students. Many of us left home and moved to college all alone for a reason: we wanted to get away and make a life for ourselves all on our own. That’s why I left, at least.

I love my family, don’t get me wrong, and coming home for breaks have been some of my favorite times I’ve had with my family. But, I don’t want to spend 5 months at home with my family, that’s why I moved in the first place. I don’t always get along with my parents or my sisters, and I don’t really have a place to live at home either. Both of my parents moved into houses without a room for me. So, I don’t love being at home, to say the least.

Aside from my weird family drama, which we most certainly DO NOT need to get further into here, I just miss my friends and the lively spirit of Happy Valley. In Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, people aren’t really all that happy and lively, to say the least. I may have mentioned it before, but my hometown was deemed the “unhappiest place in America” by NBC. So, you could say it isn’t the most exciting of places to be.

Overall, this sucks, and we all know that. But, I believe in our generation and I believe in our ability to overcome any obstacle put in front of us. We can make this work, and we can have fun doing it, I’m sure. That’s cheesy, probably as cheesy as it could possibly be, but it’s true. We’ll make it work, and we’ll come back semester better than ever!