<p>Last semester I went home twice, not counting Thanksgiving--once for three nights just to be at home, and once for one night because then I stayed with a friend at her school nearby for two nights. </p>
<p>I'm looking at the calendar for second semester and we have 8 weeks on either side of spring break. I didn't get too terribly homesick last semester, but I think the fact that I never went more than 4 or 5 weeks without going home helped a lot. Obviously I'll have to wait to get my syllabi to plan around tests and whatnot, but I'm trying to get an idea already of when I can come home second semester.</p>
<p>The problem is, I feel kind of silly coming home a few extra times during the semester. I think it's because I'm 6 hours away, so instead of just stopping by for a night or two every once in a while, I have to plan ahead and get bus tickets and everything. And maybe I'm just overthinking, but it seems like I shouldn't be wanting to go home enough that I'm willing to go through the long ride and spending money that frequently. But then again, it's totally normal to want to go home, right?</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>If you think the commute is impractical, make up for it by using Skype or speaking with family members on the phone more often. There are less expensive ways to see and talk to each other. The proximity isn’t what matters.</p>
<p>You just have to decide whether the trip is worth it or not. If you think you can get the same value out of Skype or a phone, then go with the latter.</p>
<p>Another option is to see if your parents can come to you, if you miss them greatly.</p>
<p>I knew people who went home on weekends when they lived further than six hours away from school. It worked for them, and as long as it’s not interfering with your life or anything, I don’t see what’s wrong with it.</p>
<p>I would never do it personally, but it’s you’re life. As long as you can swing the cost and it doesn’t interfere with your schoolwork or your ability to develop a social circle at your school, I don’t see why it should matter how silly anyone thinks it is.</p>
<p>At my daughter’s school, students ‘must’ go home, basically, as the dorms close down between sessions, so she comes home ‘a lot.’ Sometimes when there is a study period in the middle of a quarter, many of her peers also travel home for a four-day weekend, and that includes people living 5+ hours away by car. Thus, I see nothing wrong with it. I agree with all the baktrax says. There is nothing wrong with home sweet home if the budget allows it and your studies do not suffer. :)</p>
<p>I think it is totally normal to want to go home well at school but it is a whole different thing to actually act upon the desire, especially if you live six hours away.</p>
<p>I only live four hours away from home and that is too far for me personally to commute home since I do not have a car on campus nor is there good public transportation. </p>
<p>I however do not think there is anything wrong if you go home maybe once or twice a semester. I know several people at my school that go home almost everywhere, they all live less than an hour away though. I still wouldn’t recommend going home that often unless for a necessary reason.</p>
<p>Totally normal to wanna go home. I’m 4.5 hours away from my family. I go home once a month or my family comes to visit me. I’m really close to my family. I just got back from winter break and I just hated leaving them at the airport 
I love going home. There’s nothing wrong with that. :)</p>
<p>Can you and/or your family afford the visits? Does it hurt you academically or otherwise at school? My son comes home for certain special events and he does go to college quite the distance. But he and we have been able to swing it, and he has been able to do well in school with these visits included. My other son got a great job, with great pay, great benefits, but quite the distance from home. He’s come to the conclusion, he can’t be coming home or to visits to friend as much this year, as it’s costing too much. He was home a lot this late fall/early winter due to events (wedding, special occasion, etc). Can’t continue, and it’ something he realized.</p>
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Oh, the proximity definitely matters.</p>
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This sounds like a bit of an overstatement to someone who went to university overseas. :p</p>
<p>All that being said, I think it’s absolutely normal to want to go back home. Nothing wrong with that. I personally would feel that six hours commute is not worth it for staying two nights, but if you find that it’s worth it, go for it. It completely depends on your preference and life. 
Neither choice would be “weird.”</p>
<p>Just make sure you’re not sacrificing time that you need. Make sure that doing this doesn’t hurt your academics. But if it’s only once before spring break, and once after, I’ld imagine it shouldn’t be too much of a problem.</p>
<p>Ditto, to everything stressed said. </p>
<p>I went home at least once a month last semester. The traffic to get home is what made me stop wanting to go home. Essentially after an hour of bullcrap, I would get antsy and aggressive to get through traffic for the next two hours. (Never got a ticket or accident). The drive was miserable. So this semester I told my mom that driving home is interfering with my schoolwork and is not enjoyable. She accrepted it. I’ve accepted it because it’s the best for me. </p>
<p>You just need to do what’s best for you. It should not be dependent on what’s “normal” or what people think is “weird”.</p>