<p>I'm moving to Texas from Dubai in 5 days. A big transition that is! I'm so excited and I''ve been waiting for this forever. I was even so excited about living alone (my parents were pretty strict over the years!) and I still am, but now as the flight date is "soon-ing" I wonder if I'll ever miss 'em!</p>
<p>How's it going for all you college people away from your families?</p>
<p>Of course you’ll miss them! Almost everyone misses their family, unless they come from an unhappy home life. But most people temper missing home with being excited over new experiences and having fun making friends and such. I only live 30 minutes away and I miss my family all the time. It’s just part of going to college. As long as it’s not all consuming, you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>I’m only about an hour away from my home (by flight) so it’s not too bad, but I miss my family. I’m really close to my parents and my sister, and I remember last year (when I was a freshman) it was really hard to say goodbye to them after moving in and I started to tear up a little. But the great thing about living in a dorm is that I made friends right away and spent a lot of time around them, so I never felt lonely or homesick. I still missed my family, but I still talked to my mom every day, texted my sister every day and talked to my Dad a few times a week.</p>
<p>Also, because of the way the main breaks were scheduled, the longest I went without going home was two months, so that was nice. But yeah, it’s only natural to miss your family, and even some of my friends who constantly stated that they “couldn’t stand” their parents ended up missing them.</p>
<p>LivingOxymoron nailed it. You’ll miss 'em, but at the same time you’ll be having lots of fun and meeting new people and sort of creating a new family, a college family haha.</p>
<p>Well, I think I will. I don’t know how much until I move in (Aug 25). I will probably be pretty lonely until school starts (Sept 20) and have to find stuff to do on my own until then. I am planning on focusing mostly on school anyway to get a good GPA.</p>
<p>I also moved away from home (Europe-USA),and the first few days were awful. It will probably be a cultural shock for you as it would be for anyone, because the “cultures” and everything else is different than where you come from. But, dont worry. When early college started it was hectic. Classes, meetings, dinners, activities, new people and all those stuff really filled my day so I basically didn’t even have time to think about missing my family. I talk to them on skype almost everyday so they know what I’m up to.</p>
<p>But, people told me that after a few months or so, you get into a routine and then start feeling homesick. I’m starting my “real” semester this friday so I’m yet to see that.</p>
<p>i def miss my dad when im away and im a 5th yr senior</p>
<p>Haha, not really. I don’t hate my family or anything, but I definitely don’t mind living away from them. As long as my food and bills are taken care of. When I move into my own apartment or something, I’m sure I’m going to miss having my mom cook for me.</p>
<p>The pang of sadness hit me when they actually left, and it lingered for a day or two…but it got much better from there. I am definitely sad that everyone is going their own ways, but at the same time I’m happy because it’s just finally the time lol. I know my parents wont worry too much for me since my sister and I pretty much took care of each other starting from middle school. I do get a little emotional though during my free time when I am sitting around and thinking about my life, which is why I do my absolute best to stay busy all-year round.</p>
<p>The drive there is the worst for me. I tear up a lot. It’s spontaneous. Then when I get there, I really let the tears go. We hug and say good bye. I rarely get sad about them during the year though. We stay in touch. But this one girl once asked me if I missed my family and I answered and got a little teary. I got a hug out of that. You learn to not think about missing your family when you have friends at school. </p>
<p>Yep. Compassionate Guy. Females get at me.</p>
<p>Everyone becomes homesick the first 2 months of school. When i was a freshman i use to go home every weekend because i missed a good home cooked meal. However as time past, i began to enjoy the sense of independence. I began calling home every once in a while as opposed to every night, and only returned home for family holidays like thanksgiving or Christmas.
So don’t worry, you will make new college friends and “special friends” that will be a big part of your life away from home.</p>
<p>I missed my family a lot my first year. It was pretty tough being away from them all the time but usually talking on the phone would help.</p>
<p>I’m going into my fourth year and I can’t really say I miss them now. I mean I get excited to go home or when they come up here but I don’t really ever think about how I miss them. I’m happy on my own.</p>
<p>I don’t miss them, but I’ve been going through a lot of stuff at home. If you actually come from a good and caring family you’ll probably miss them. Just think positive about how you’re growing up and becoming independent. And keep up. Calling international may cost money, but try to do it occasionally, and use e-mail if possible.</p>
<p>Yes but it gets easier, trust me. Freshman year, I missed my mom so much and my home a lot too, even though I wasn’t really close to my mother. Now, I don’t miss them that much; it’s like I miss being a part of the family parties and events. I could go two months without seeing them (sounds like nothing but trust me, before I used to have to go home every three weeks) and still not really miss them miss them.</p>